§ Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the overall expenditure by his Department in consultancy fees was in the financial years(a) 2000–01, (b) 1999–2000, (c) 1998–99, (d) 1997–98 and (e) 1996–97. [12166]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence's annual returns of expenditure on External Assistance, which include the payment of fees to consultants, for the years 1996–97 to 1999–2000, are available in the Library of the House.
The expenditure return for 2000–01 is not yet available, but, in accordance with past practice, copies will be placed in the Library of the House.