§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year;
630Wand skills council is headquartered; and what are its estimated accommodation costs in the first year. [28853]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 21 January 2002]The information requested is provided in the table:
what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. [31032]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe following table details the external spend by the Department on Private Finance Initiative Consultants in each of the last four years.
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£ 23 January 1998 to 24 January 1999 23 January 1999 to 24 January 2000 23 January 2000 to 24 January 2001 23 January 2001 to 24 January 2002 Total spend on consultants 0 0 752,631.97 759,565.05 Full-time equivalent 0 0 2.23 2.49 Billed consultancy days 0 0 580.8 647.9 Average cost per consultant 0 0 1,295.85 1,172.35 Number of consultancy firms 0 0 4 4