§ Ms. MowlamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many contracts for consultancies were awarded by his Department over(a) the last 12 months and (b) 1991–92.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested is as follows:
Period Number of consultancy contracts awarded 1 March 1992–23 February 1993 880 1 April 1991–31 March 1992 1,179 Note: The figures do not include contracts issued by those executive agencies which have delegated authority to engage consultants.