HL Deb 02 February 2004 vol 656 cc81-2WA
Lord Barnett

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many private management consultants government departments employed, and at what cost, in the most recent year for which figures are available. [HL944]

Lord Mclntosh of Haringey

Information about private management consultants employed by government departments and related costs is not held centrally by government and could be obtained from individual departments and agencies only at disproportionate cost.