Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 30 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 July 2004. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 July 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts have been let by his Department in each financial year since 2001-02 to (a) PriceWaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte and Touche, (c) KPMG and (d) Ernst & Young for advising his Department on private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts; and what fees were paid in each case. - Inc figure.

Answer: Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many contracts have been let by his Department in each financial year since 2001-02 to (a) PriceWaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte and Touche, (c) KPMG and (d) Ernst & Young for advising his Department on private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts; and what fees were paid in each case. [182257] Ruth Kelly: No contracts for advice on private finance initiative or public private partnership contracts have been let by the core Treasury or the Debt Management Office in the period since 1 April 2001. However, during the period, PriceWaterhouseCoopers were paid £1,910 plus VAT for training courses on PFI/PPP.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 182257; 423 c733W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Contracts Accountancy Fees and charges Government departments Private finance initiative Public private partnerships Treasury EY PwC KPMG Deloitte and Touche
Contains statistics: Yes
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