§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total external spending by her Department was on public-private partnership 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: what the implied average cost of each PPP consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. [43200]
§ Ms HewittThe Department has spent the following sums on consultants in relation to the potential PPP for BNFL in the last four years.
£ Number of consultancy firms used in each year 1998–99 100,000 1 1999–2000 3,500,000 7 2000–01 7,000,000 7 2001 5,000,0001 9 1 Forecast Other information on the number of full-time equivalent consultants used and other consultancy costs can be provided only at disproportionate cost.