§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total expenditure by his Department on management consultants on health matters in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe expenditure was as follows:
£ 1979 259,000 1980 313,200 1981 327,000 1982 386,400 1983 684,566 1984 910,596 1985 1,693,263 The figures are approximate. In some cases expenditure on health matters has been estimated where consultants have been employed on both health and social security matters. All departmental central funding is included. The figure for 1985 includes some overlap into 1986.