§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister what was the total sum paid out in fees by the Cabinet Office to management consultants in 1979–80 and in each following year up to and including 1991–92; and what is his estimate for 1992–93.
§ 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, including certain consultancies relating to the civil service as a whole, in the financial years from 1983–84 was as follows:
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Year £ 1983–84 152,000 1984–85 423,818 1985–86 329,334 1986–87 505,092 1987–88 417,778 The figures for each year since then, which exclude the cost of computer consultancies, are as follows:
Year £ 1988–89 70,608 1989–90 51,500 1990–91 182,000 1991–92 1194,390 1992–93 2343,060 1 Estimate. 2 Budget.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister what was the total sum paid out in fees by the Prime Minister's Office to management consultants in 1979–80 and in each following year up to and including 1991–92; and what is his estimate for 1992–93.
§ The Prime MinisterThere has been no expenditure by my office on fees to management consultants since 1979–80, and none is planned for 1992–93.