§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister what were the total fees paid out by the Cabinet Office to management consultants in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is her latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ The Prime MinisterThe expenditure by the Cabinet Office (including from its creation on 1 October 1987, the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service) on management and computer consultancies in the financial years from 1983–84 is as follows:
£ 1983–84 152,000 1984–85 423,818 1985–86 329,334 1986–87 505,092 1987–88 417,778 The figures for each year since then, which exclude the cost of computer consultancies, are as follows:
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£ 1988–89 70,608 1989–90 151,500 1990–91 279,000 1Estimate.
2Budget.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister what were the total fees paid out by her office to management consultants in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is her latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ The Prime MinisterThere has been no expenditure by my office on fees to management consultants since 1979–80 and none is planned for the remainder of this financial year, nor for 1990–91.