§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the value of consultancy contracts awarded by his Department each year since 1979, both in current prices and at constant 1994 prices.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 February 1994]: The following information on annual expenditure on management consultancy is readily available:
Year Current price (£) Constant price December 1993 (£) 1984–85 47,512 74,594 1985–86 491,864 732,877 1986–87 569,038 819,415 1987–88 193,338 275,690 1988–89 1,162,108 1,522,361 1989–90 374,620 457,036 1990–91 806,343 888,077 1991–92 1,028,000 1,079,400 1992–93 3,510,000 3,580,200