§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list, for the last three financial years, the contracts of more than £10,000 in value awarded to outside consultants by his Department; what was the purpose of each contract; and whether each contract awarded was subject to competitive tendering.
§ Mr. EggarIt is my Department's policy to apply competitive tendering procedures to consultancy contracts. The individual contract information requested cannot be provided other than at disproportionate cost.