HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 c1121W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much(a) her Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body spent on external consultancy in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (planned); and if she will make a statement. [92242]

Mrs. Liddell

The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999.

Since then, expenditure on external consultancy has been as follows:

£
1999–2000 0
2000–01 5,465
2001–02 17,864
2002–03 (Estimated) 6,100