§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each of the financial years from 1985–86 to 1989–90, how much was spent on the work of outside 511W consultants by (a) his Department, (b) each district health authority in Wales, (c) each family practitioner committee in Wales and (d) any other public body or assisted body in respect of the work of the national health service.
§ Mr. Grist[holding answer 10 July 1990]: (a) I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) on 8 June for expenditure in respect of district health authorities. Additional expenditure by the Department in each of the past five years on the work of outside consultants relating to other aspects of the work of the national health service was as follows:
Year Number 1985–86 15,000 1986–87 31,441 1987–88 Nil 1988–89 93,662 1989–90 148,222 (b) and (c) Comprehensive information in respect of expenditure by health authorities and family practitioner committees in Wales is not held centrally.
(d) Expenditure was incurred by one outside body directly responsible to the Department as follows:
Welsh National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting Year Number 1985–86 Nil 1986–87 Nil 1987–88 2,128 1988–89 Nil 1989–90 14,447