Written question asked by Adam Ingram (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 December 1996. It was answered by Ian Taylor (Conservative) on Monday, 16 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: What was the cost of commissioning the Coopers & Lybrand Review of the Dual Support Transfer for the Office of Science and Technology. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Ingram: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost of commissioning the Coopers and Lybrand review of the dual support transfer for the Office of Science and Technology. [8889] Mr. Ian Taylor: Excluding VAT, the Office of Science and Technology--OST--paid Coopers and Lybrand in total £81,862.16, comprising £76,650.00 consultant fees, £4,022.16 for expenses and £1,190 for 700 copies of the final report. VAT amounted to £14,325.88. The associated administrative costs to OST is making and managing this contract were covered routinely within the office's running costs budget.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 8889; 287 c427-8W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Costs Consultants Finance Research Office of Science and Technology Coopers and Lybrand
Contains statistics: Yes