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Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Answer

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list external (a) public relations/communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies (d) accountancy companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by his Department since June 2001; what actions those consultancies/companies have performed within his Department; and what costs have been incurred through use of these consultancies/companies. [74679] Mr. Murphy: Since June 2001 the Wales Office has employed no consultants under (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e). Since June 2001 the Wales Office has employed a firm of consultants called Inbucon who undertook a staffing review, one legal consultant called Helen Bennett Associates, who gave specific legal guidance to the Wales Office and Open Connections a records management consultancy firm, who advised on improving the document and records management systems. The cost of using these consultants is commercially confidential.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

391 c5-6W; 74679

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Accountancy Companies Costs Banks Consultants Expenditure Government departments Publicity Marketing Public relations Wales Office Management consultants

Link

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