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32172

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/01/2014
	date	09/01/2014
	date tabled	09/01/2014
	ddp created	09/01/2014 21:01:11
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:00:12
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	182696
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion and value of his Department's contracts have been let (a) under the restricted procedure, (b) by the open procedure, (c) via framework agreements and (d) via a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 182696
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	182696
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT) (www.gov.uk/contractsfinder).</p><p> </p><p>Public Procurement Regulations require that prescribed procurement procedures are used when procurements exceed the EU contract threshold values. This legal framework helps to ensure that public procurement is conducted in a fair and open manner both within the UK and across the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Less than two percent of all contracts were let under the restricted procedure in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010/11 there was one contract let under the restricted procedure. This was for actuarial support to the independent commission on Equitable Life Payments that was set up by this government to recommend how best to fairly allocate funds provided for the Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) and had a contract value of £1million.</p><p> </p><p>In 2011/12 there were two contracts let under the restricted procedure. They were (i) Corporate Financial Advice framework contract (estimated contract value of £5 million over the 2 years but no guaranteed spend)and (ii) a contract for actuarial support for (ELPS) in making fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policyholders who suffered financial losses as a result of Government maladministration which occurred in the regulation of Equitable Life. The contract value was £5.4 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested for the proportion and value of HM Treasury contracts that have been let via framework agreements and where a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117
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47115

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:35
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:30:54
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	identifier	195545
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195545
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195545
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following table lists the top five companies used by the Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol), to provide temporary workers in 2013-14, by expenditure. TSol financial systems do not distinguish between the costs of temporary workers and the associated agency fee. TSol data also covers any expenditure incurred by HM Crown Prosecution service inspectorate and the Attorney General's Office.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (net of VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Resourcing Ltd (Staff)</p></td><td><p>£5,404,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kelly Services (UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>£1,711,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Experis (Elan Computing Ltd)</p></td><td><p>£634,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hudson</p></td><td><p>£347,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Methods Consulting Ltd</p></td><td><p>£168,256</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has spent the following amounts with four companies during 2013/14 in relation to the provision of temporary workers. The expenditure includes the cost of temporary staff. It is not possible to separately identify the agency element of the payments.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (including VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brook Street (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£99,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Employment Plc</p></td><td><p>£52,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Badenoch and Clark</p></td><td><p>£31,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hays Accountancy Personnel</p></td><td><p>£19,832</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system.</p><p> </p><p>The following table lists the top five companies used by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to provide temporary workers in 2013-14, by expenditure. SFO financial systems do not distinguish between the costs of temporary workers and any associated agency fee.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (including VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adecco</p></td><td><p>942,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alvarez and Marsal</p></td><td><p>609,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crowe Clarke Whitehill</p></td><td><p>590,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mazars LLP</p></td><td><p>567,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTI Consultancy</p></td><td><p>207,354</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69
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47117

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:36
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:30:57
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	identifier	195567
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195567
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195567
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2013-14 Professor Shute was paid £2,286.30 and Dr Tapley was paid £1,735.70 for consultancy services to HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). There has been no other consultancy spend within that financial year by HMCPSI, the Treasury Solicitor's Department or the Attorney General's Office.</p><p>The two companies listed below are the only organisations to have been paid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for consultancy work during the last financial year.</p><p>SCC £32,316</p><p>CIO Partnership Ltd £2,100</p><p>Inaddition, two individuals carried out consultancy work for the SFO. The total amount paid for this work was £13,812</p><p> </p><p>The table below details payments made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consultancy firms during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Evolve Business Consultancy</p></td><td><p>£74,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saville Consulting UK Ltd Surrey</p></td><td><p>£22,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Triad Group Plc Surrey</p></td><td><p>£19,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>£9,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hay Group Management Limited</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd</p></td><td><p>£6,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASE Consulting Ltd Lancashire</p></td><td><p>£4,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enquin Enviromental Ltd Cardiff</p></td><td><p>£4,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HR Lounge Ltd London Total</p></td><td><p>£3,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long and Partners Commissioning Consultancy Ltd</p></td><td><p>£2,010</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system, analysing spend against account codes for consultancy and professional services. Expenditure may include some payments for services not covered by the Crown Commercial Service Consultancy Value Programme definition of consultancy but provided by companies categorised as a consultancy firm. Excluded are payments for professional services supplied by third parties not classified as a consultancy firm such as employment agencies, training providers, solicitors, ICT managed service suppliers and freelance consultants engaged directly by the department.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69
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48424

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2014
	date	25/04/2014
	date tabled	25/04/2014
	ddp created	28/04/2014 06:50:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:55
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	identifier	196716
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses received support through the UK Guarantees Exports Refinancing Facility in 2013-14.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196716
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196716
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following the Chancellor's announcement in the 2014 Budget UK Export Finance formally launched the Export Refinancing Facility (ERF) on 30 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>ERF is aimed at supporting UK bids for projects that require finance above $150m. As these projects typically involve lengthy contract negotiations, it may be sometime before we see a pipeline of deals that benefit from the ERF.</p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47147

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:45
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:31:47
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	identifier	195546
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195546
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195546
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Before the last General Election, including for the entire period while the Hon. Member was a minister in this very department, there were no effective cross-Governmental controls on consultancy spend. Nor were spending controls exercised on other areas such as procurement, advertising and marketing, and IT spend.</p><p>That's all changed and ministers - supported by Cabinet Office officials - now closely scrutinise what we spend on consultants and temporary labour. Departments saved over £1billion in 2012-13 (the last year for which we have audited figures) compared to the spending levels in the final year of the last administration, 2009-10. This helped us save taxpayers £10 billion in 2012-13 against a 2009-10 baseline.</p><p>We will continue to spend money on consultants and temporary labour when there is an appropriate business need to do so. Indeed in some cases engaging temporary labour is more flexible and cheaper for the taxpayer than taking on new staff. But we are also ensuring that the Civil Service has the skills needed. Our Capabilities Plan is designed to address long-standing gaps in four particular areas: digital skills, project management skills, commercial skills, and the leadership and management of change.</p><p>We publish all spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47156

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:31:57
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	identifier	195568
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195568
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195568
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Before the last General Election, including for the entire period while the Hon. Member was a minister in this very department, there were no effective cross-Governmental controls on consultancy spend. Nor were spending controls exercised on other areas such as procurement, advertising and marketing, and IT spend.</p><p>That's all changed and ministers - supported by Cabinet Office officials - now closely scrutinise what we spend on consultants and temporary labour. Departments saved over £1billion in 2012-13 (the last year for which we have audited figures) compared to the spending levels in the final year of the last administration, 2009-10. This helped us save taxpayers £10 billion in 2012-13 against a 2009-10 baseline.</p><p>We will continue to spend money on consultants and temporary labour when there is an appropriate business need to do so. Indeed in some cases engaging temporary labour is more flexible and cheaper for the taxpayer than taking on new staff. But we are also ensuring that the Civil Service has the skills needed. Our Capabilities Plan is designed to address long-standing gaps in four particular areas: digital skills, project management skills, commercial skills, and the leadership and management of change.</p><p>We publish all spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
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	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47332

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:02:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:35:15
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	identifier	195582
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by No. 10 Downing Street in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195582
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195582
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Before the last General Election, including for the entire period while the Hon. Member was a minister in this very department, there were no effective cross-Governmental controls on consultancy spend. Nor were spending controls exercised on other areas such as procurement, advertising and marketing, and IT spend.</p><p>That's all changed and ministers - supported by Cabinet Office officials - now closely scrutinise what we spend on consultants and temporary labour. Departments saved over £1billion in 2012-13 (the last year for which we have audited figures) compared to the spending levels in the final year of the last administration, 2009-10. This helped us save taxpayers £10 billion in 2012-13 against a 2009-10 baseline.</p><p>We will continue to spend money on consultants and temporary labour when there is an appropriate business need to do so. Indeed in some cases engaging temporary labour is more flexible and cheaper for the taxpayer than taking on new staff. But we are also ensuring that the Civil Service has the skills needed. Our Capabilities Plan is designed to address long-standing gaps in four particular areas: digital skills, project management skills, commercial skills, and the leadership and management of change.</p><p>We publish all spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
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	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47337

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:02:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:35:21
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	identifier	195560
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for No. 10 Downing Street in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195560
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195560
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Before the last General Election, including for the entire period while the Hon. Member was a minister in this very department, there were no effective cross-Governmental controls on consultancy spend. Nor were spending controls exercised on other areas such as procurement, advertising and marketing, and IT spend.</p><p>That's all changed and ministers - supported by Cabinet Office officials - now closely scrutinise what we spend on consultants and temporary labour. Departments saved over £1billion in 2012-13 (the last year for which we have audited figures) compared to the spending levels in the final year of the last administration, 2009-10. This helped us save taxpayers £10 billion in 2012-13 against a 2009-10 baseline.</p><p>We will continue to spend money on consultants and temporary labour when there is an appropriate business need to do so. Indeed in some cases engaging temporary labour is more flexible and cheaper for the taxpayer than taking on new staff. But we are also ensuring that the Civil Service has the skills needed. Our Capabilities Plan is designed to address long-standing gaps in four particular areas: digital skills, project management skills, commercial skills, and the leadership and management of change.</p><p>We publish all spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
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	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47177

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:53
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:20
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	1
	identifier	195547
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195547
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195547
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>In answering this question, we have used the Cabinet Office definition for contingent labour (temporary staff) which includes admin and clerical agency staff, interim managers and specialist contractors: use of such staff for short-term or specialist work can be better value for money than hiring staff on permanent contracts.</p><p>Details of the five companies that my Department has used most often in the last financial year for the provision of contingent labour are set out below:</p><p>Financial Year 2013-14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Total Expenditure (excluding VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Resourcing Ltd</p></td><td><p>£1,736,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Employment Services</p></td><td><p>£172,702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd</p></td><td><p>£136,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manpower UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>£40,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Premier Employment Group Ltd</p></td><td><p>£22,677</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To put this in context, my Department has cut spending on contingent labour from £14.4 million in 2009-10 to £3.3 million in 2013-14 as a result of the tightening of its internal management controls, institutionalising these in its systems and adhering to Treasury and Cabinet Office spending rules. This represents a saving of £11.1 million a year (2013-14 compared to 2009-10)</p><p>In addition to the savings on temporary workers, our departmental audited annual accounts for the core Department show that staff costs fell from £216 million in 2009-10 to £99 million in 2012-13, a reduction of 54% in cash terms, or a further saving of £117 million a year.</p><p>These savings also reflect the Coalition Government's agenda of decentralisation, ending the micromanagement of local government, the abolition of regional government, and the broader need to tackle the deficit left by the last Administration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
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	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47181

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:53
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:24
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	1
	identifier	195569
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195569
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195569
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The table below sets out the ten consultancy firms that were paid the most by my Department in the last financial year</p><p>The data complies with definitions on Consultancy laid down by the Cabinet Office which excludes agency staff and interim (contingent) labour.</p><p><strong>Financial Year 2013-14</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Total Expenditure (excluding VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Partnership LLP*</p></td><td><p>£150,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers</p></td><td><p>£108,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ove Arup &amp; Partners</p></td><td><p>£66,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amec Environment &amp; Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>£62,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernest &amp; Young LLP</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capgemini UK Plc</p></td><td><p>£17,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant Thornton UK LLP</p></td><td><p>£8,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Giant Professional Limited</p></td><td><p>£6,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakleigh Consulting Ltd</p></td><td><p>£4,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Use Consultants</p></td><td><p>£1,345</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Local Partnerships is a company that is jointly owned by HM Treasury and the Local Government Association; it provides commercial expertise on matters of infrastructure, legal and contractual complexity and acts for the benefit of the public sector.</p><p>My Department has cut spending on consultancy from £36.6 million in 2009-10 to £0.5 million in 2013-14. This represents a saving of £36.1 million a year (2013-14 compared to 2009-10) and has been achieved through contract renegotiations, terminations and adherence to Cabinet Office controls on consultancy spending.</p><p>To put this in context, based on current estimates (which reflect accounting consequences from machinery of government changes) the DCLG Group is reducing its annual running costs by around 40% in real terms between 2010-11 and 2014-15. This equates to net savings of at least £532 million over this spending review period and includes savings of around £420 million from the closure of the Government Offices for the Regions.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009
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