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Tourism (Stockton, South)

Ms Dari Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the work of regional development agencies in developing tourism in Stockton, South. [171461]

Mr. Caborn: One North East (ONE) has secured the   work programme of the former Northumberland Tourist Board through funding of £2.3 million and has committed an additional £1 million for tourism in line with its Corporate Plan. The development of the Tees corridor has been identified as a key priority for ONE's resources and this will have significant benefits for Stockton, South. Tourism development will also benefit from the Regional Image Strategy and Marketing budgets. ONE is also supporting the sub-regions in    developing their own destination management organisations.

TRANSPORT

A13

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investigations he has (a) conducted and (b) planned into solutions to the congestion problem on the A13 in Hadleigh. [171087]

Mr. Jamieson: The A13 east of Tilbury is not a trunk road and so is the responsibility of Essex County Council as local highway authority. I understand that Essex CC has recently carried out work in High Street, Hadleigh (the A13) to update an earlier environmental scheme and that some carriageway widening works and the provision of a new pedestrian crossing have been undertaken in conjunction with a new superstore. The carriageway will be resurfaced later this year.

The council also plans to undertake a route management strategy for the A13/A127 which will address the problem of congestion amongst other issues.

Accountancy Services

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all contracts, consultancies or other services placed with the accountancy firms (i) Deloitte & Touche, (ii) Ernst & Young, (iii) KPMG and (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2000–01 by the Department and its agencies. [166094]

Mr. McNulty: The Department was formed in May 2002. The information for the central Department for financial years 2002–03 and 2003–04, and the agencies for the financial years 2000–01 to 2003–04 is set out in the following tables.
Contracts, consultancies and other services placed by DFT(C) during 2002–03

	Date	Net value	Description
Ernst & Young	21 August 2002	400	Consultancy service; Project management
Total		400
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young	28 June 2002	14,747.53	Consultancy: Transport Direct Programme
	26 September 2002	6,120.00	Consultancy: Transport Direct Programme
Total		20,867.53
KPMG	16 April 2002	193,756.50	Consultancy service; Project management
	1 May 2002	651.1	Consultancy service; Project management
	10 May 2002	37,542.00	Consultancy service; Computer strategy
	14 May 2002	181,228.90	DVO Strategy blueprint
	30 May 2002	2,563.40	Consultancy service; Project management
	3 July 2002	1,177.00	Consultancy service; Project management
	4 July 2002	407,807.00	DVO Strategy blueprint
	9 July 2002	1,312.40	Consultancy service; Project management
	21 August 2002	112,533.10	Consultancy service; Project management
	9 September 2002	1,733.20	Consultancy service; Project management
	6 November 2002	1,297.10	BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	19 November 2002	7,729.00	Consultancy service; Project management
	7 January 2003	3,847.00	BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	10 February 2003	4,071.20	BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	17 February 2003	3,842.60	BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	11 March 2003	4,037.70	BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
Total		965,129.20
PricewaterhouseCoopers	14 January 2003	5,000.00	Consultancy service; Finance and Accountancy
Total		5,000.00

 
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Contracts, consultancies and other services placed by DFT(C) during 2003–04

	Date	Net value	Description
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young	18 June 2003	55,302.00	Review of ICT services
	23 June 2003	303,161.15	Consultant service; Web services
	21 October 2003	32,205.00	Consultancy service: TransXchange review project
Total		390,668.15
Deloitte & Touche	23 May 2003	7,864.00	Computer consultancy service
	17 July 2003	4,704.00	Training course
	14 April 2003	6,427.00	Computer consultancy service
	23 May 2003	216,683.00	Consultancy service; Project management
	17 August 2003	36,286.00	Computer consultancy service
	14 August 2003	2,641.00	Professional services
	27 October 2003	840	Consultancy service; Project management
	7 November 2003	417,286.00	Support for Programme and Project Management Centre of Excellence
	7 January 2004	156,753.00	Consultancy service; Project management
Total		849,484.00
KPMG	11 April 2003	2,826.70	BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	21 May 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	12 June 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	2 September 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	2 September 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	12 September 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	14 October 2003		Consultancy service; Project management
	12 November 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	17 December 2003		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	19 January 2004		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	11 February 2004		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	5 March 2004		Consultancy advice in connection with Rail Review
	9 March 2004		Accounting advice—CROSSRAIL
	9 March 2004		Accounting advice—CROSSRAIL
	10 March 2004		BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
	16 March 2004		Consultancy advice in connection with Rail Review
	18 March 2004		Consultancy advice in connection with Rail Review
Total		1,155,766.88
PricewaterhouseCoopers	18 November 2003	425	Courses and Seminars
	5 March 2004	595	Training course
	23 March 2004	80,000.00	Identification and assessment of local authority expenditure
Total		81,020.00

Contracts, consultancies or other services placed by DFT's agencies since 2000–01

Company	Nature	Value	Agency
Ernst & Young	General Consultancy Support under the S-Cat framework agreement between October 2000 and March 200 1	189,938	DVLA
	Advice on pay comparability 2001	80,310.88	MCA
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young	IT consultancy	11,907,982	Highways Agency
KPMG	Appointment of Financial Consultants under the S-Cat framework agreement between July 2000 and October 2002	227,000	DVLA
	Change Consultancy under the S-Cat framework agreement between June 2001 and June 2002	300,000	DVLA
	Review of Secure Document Handling under the S-Cat framework agreement between October 2002 and October 2003	85,000	DVLA
	MOT Project Consultancy	115,232.84	VOSA
PricewaterhouseCoopers	Feasibility Study for EOS Project under a former DETR framework contract between July 2001 and August 2001	16,000	DVLA
	General Management Consultancy	940,000	Highways Agency
	Training Services	980,000 (to date)	DSA
	Preparation and Support and Consultancy Highways	288,000
Deloitte & Touche	IT consultancy	2,587,350	Highways Agency
	Consultancy on non pay benefits (2004)	15,166.90	MCA
	Consultancy on joint helicopter harmonisation project with MOD—covering advice on business case, investment analysis, project management, pre PFI advice and consultation with industry. Contract let by MOD 2002–03	326,244.63
	Auditing company accounts	Ad-hoc low value orders, below £15K	Highways Agency

 
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