§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total fees paid out by his Department to management consultants in 1979–80 and each year to date; and what is the estimate for the current year.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 13 March 1989]: The 1988–89 estimate of payments by the Home Office to management consultants is £1,257,000. Equivalent estimates of payments made in the financial years from 1984–85 were as follows:
£ 1984–85 454,000 1985–86 367,000 1986–87 1,174,000 1987–88 784,000 Information for the years prior to 1984–85 is not readily available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.