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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 January 2012. It was answered by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Departmental Consultants

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2011, Official Report, columns 411-12W, on departmental consultants, how much (a) her Department and (b) franchised train operators have spent on each consultant or consultancy for the (i) Thameslink Programme, (ii) Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement and (iii) Intercity Express Programme since the start of each programme; and how much her Department has budgeted for such consultancy in the remainder of the comprehensive spending review period;
Answer

The information requested can be found in the following tables. I have since issued a ministerial correction to my answer of 23 November 2011, on 23 January 2012, Official Report, columns 1-4MC.

Thameslink Rolling Stock Project
£ million
Costs incurred to May 2010 Cost incurred June 2010 to September 2011 October 2011 to March 2012 forecast
Arup 4.0 1.7 0.5
Freshfields 6.6 1.9 1.3
PWC 2.5 0.9 0.6
Interfleet 1.5 0.1 0
Booz 0.5 0.3 0.1
Total 15.1 4.9 2.5
Thameslink Programme
£ million
Costs incurred to May 2010 Cost incurred June 2010 to September 2011 October 2011 to March 2012 forecast
Atkins 0.5 0.1 0.1
EC Harris 0.2 0.1 0.25
SDG 0 0.1 0.03
Nichols 1.4 0.3 0.04
Bovis Lend Lease Consulting 0.7 0.4 0.09
Eversheds 0.07 0.01 0
Willis 0.036 0.004 0.01
Total 2.906 1.014 0.52
IEP Programme
£ million
Costs incurred to May 2010 Cost incurred June 2010 to September 2011 October 2011 to March 2012 forecast
Barkers HR Advertising 0.016 0 0
Capita Resourcing 0.4 0.008 0
Clifford Chance 0.002 0 0
Congress Centre 0.012 0 0
Ernst and Young 0.2 0 0
First Class Partnership 0.006 0 0
Freshfields 5.6 1.0 1.1
Jim Standen Associates 0.01 0 0
Manpower 0 0.13 0.25
Mott MacDonald 11.8 0.48 0.70
MWB Business Exchange 0.002 0 0
Nichols 3.1 0.09 0.02
PWC 2.5 0.16 0.8
QCs 0 0.01 0.01
Reed Employment 0.06 0.03 0
SDG 1.2 0.13 0
Willis 0.01 0.005 0.009
Total 24.91 2.04 2.88

Detailed spending plans for years beyond the financial year 2011-12 have not yet been agreed.Consultancy costs incurred by franchised train operators are a matter for themselves and not the Department.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
88948; 539 c167-8W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Departmental Consultants
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Consultants Department for Transport
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