§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information technology consultants his Department has employed, for what purpose and at what total cost for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. GoodladInformation technology consultants have been employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to provide expertise not available within the Department on a range of subjects. They have been used to give specialist advice on IT strategy development, communications, cabling, software development and support, project management, systems analysis, contingency planning, procurement and management information systems.
The total cost for each of the past five years starting in financial year 1989–90 was—£'000—1,744, 2,964, 3,412, 4,688 and 5,156.