§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what will be the spending of his Department on fees to outside consultants in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation relating to the appointment by my Department of outside consultants prior to the financial year 1984–85 is not readily available and to provide it would involve disproportionate costs.
The spending of fees for outside consultants in respect of centrally managed tasks in the financial year 1984–85 and subsequent years is as follows:
Financial Year £ 1984–85 93,654 1985–86 55,688 11986–87 32,000 1 estimated. It is not possible to identify without disproportionate costs fees paid to outside consultants in respect of projects not centrally managed.