§ 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 in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Waddington[holding answer 12 March 1990]: For information prior to 1987–88 I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham (Mr. Hogg) on 6 April 1989 at column 240. The equivalent estimate of payments made for the financial year 1988–89 is £1,257,000; the latest estimated expenditure for 1989–90 is £1,547,525 and the budget for 1990–91 is £2,159,300.