To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) objective and (b) value was of each contract placed with (i) Deloitte and Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iii) KPMG, (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers and (v) PA Consulting by his Department and its agencies in each year since 2004-05. (179032)

The information requested for the Cabinet Office with regards to the objective of each contract placed with (i) Deloitte and Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iii) KPMG, (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers and (v) PA Consulting in each year since 2004-05 is not readily available and may not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.

The following table shows all expenditure (inclusive of VAT) incurred by the Cabinet Office with (i) Deloitte and Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iii) KPMG, (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers and (v) PA Consulting for the financial years 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07.