§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will estimate the cost of employing consultants in connection with market-testing programmes in which his Department has been engaged since their inception. [21377]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorThe estimated costs are £3 million for employing consultants in connection with market testing and contracting out, for programmes completed in my Department during the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1995.