§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total sum paid out in fees by the Export Credits Guarantee Department to management consultants in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his estimate for 1990–91 and budget for 1991–92.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe figures are as follows:
£000 1986.87 382 1987.88 365 1988.89 719 1989.90 691 11990.91 581 21991.92 673 1 Provisional. 2 Budget (provisional). Notes:
1. Comparable figures for the years before 1986–87 are not readily available.
2. The figures exclude fees paid to professional advisers in connection with the proposed privatisation of the short term insurance business of ECGD.