§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total fees paid out by his Department to management consultants in 1979–80 and each year to date; and what is the estimate for the current year.
§ Mr. RifkindThe following information on spending on management consultancy fees is readily available:
£ 11984–85 47,512 1985–86 491,864 1986–87 569,038 1987–88 198,338 21988–89 944,457 1 The 1984–85 figure relates only to contracts let during the last quarter of the year: comprehensive figures for the full year are not held centrally. 2 Estimated figure.