§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister what were the total fees paid out by the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service to management consultants in 1979–80 and each year to date; and what is the estimate for the current year.
§ The Prime MinisterThe expenditure by the Cabinet Office (including, from its creation on 1 October 1987, the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service) on management and computer consultancies in the financial years from 1983–84 is as follows:48W
£ 1983–84 152,000 1984–85 423,818 1985–86 329,334 1986–87 505,092 1987–88 417,778 1988–89 439,806 1 Estimate. Some 21 per cent. of the estimated expenditure in 1988–89 is on management consultancies and 79 per cent. on computer consultancies. The figures for earlier years cannot be separated except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister what were the total fees paid out by her office to management consultants in 1979–80 and each year to date; and what is the estimate for the current year.
§ The Prime MinisterThere has been no expenditure by my office on fees to management consultants since 1979–80 and none is planned for the rest of this year.