§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the cost to his Department of employing management or computer consultants for each year from 1983 to 1987.
§ Mr. SainsburyFigures for expenditure by the Ministry of Defence on management and computer consultancies are as follows:
£ million 1984–85 2.0 1985–86 3.8 1986–87 14.5 1987–88 114.8 1 Estimate. Figures for earlier years cannot be produced without disproportionate effort.