§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. Brooke[holding answer 13 March 1989]: The estimate of fees to be paid to outside consultants in the current year and amounts spent in each of the last four years is as follows:
£ thousand 1984–85 1,217 1985–86 2,041 1986–87 2,094 1987–88 2,347 1988–89 2,510 Comparable figures for the years 1979–80 to 1981–82 are not available because of machinery of Government changes and the figures for 1982–83 and 1983–84 could only be given at disproportionate cost. The figure for the the current year is a forecast outturn. Information distinguishing between different types of consultancies (for example, management and other) is not available.