§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total external spending by his 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 the Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. [43195]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 4 February 2002,Official Report, column 702W.