§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to his Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years. [148018]
§ Mr. CaplinSummaries of the Ministry of Defence expenditure on External Assistance (EA), of which management consultancy is a part, are available in the Libraries of both Houses for the years 1995–96 to 2002–03. Expenditure on management consultants over the last five years can be provided only at disproportionate cost as it has not previously been recorded as a specific category of EA.
EA expenditure has been recategorised to capture spend on management consultancy and this will be reflected in the returns for Financial Year 2003–04.