HC Deb 10 November 1999 vol 337 c541W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much his Department spent on external consultants and advisers in each of the last four financial years. [97428]

Mr. Wills

The Department spent the following sums on external consultants and advisers from its running cost budget.

  • 1998–99: £5.211 million.
  • 1997–98: £4.543 million.
  • 1996–97: £8.216 million.
  • 1995–96: £5.072 million.

I shall write to the hon. Member shortly with the figures for consultants and advisers funded from the Department's programme provision and place a copy in the Library.