§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will carry out an investigation into the amount being spent by urban development corporations on private sector consultants.
Independent consultants Firm of consultants Other employment Referred to advisory committee Granted 1986 7 4 40 2 All 1987 7 3 29 0 All 1988 8 3 44 0 All 1989 10 12 37 0 All 1990 11 (12) 4 27 (29) 1 (3) All 1991 9 3 16 (29) 1 (3) All 1992 9 (13) 4 39 (43) 2 (6) All 1993 6 (10) 10 23 (34) 2 (5) All 1994 4 (7) 0 13 (20) 2 (3) All Note: The figures in brackets are the number of applications received; all other figures refer to the number of individuals who applied.