§ 86. Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the firms of consultants used by his Department as part of the market testing programme since November 1991 together with the total cost; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AitkenIt is open to individual management areas within the Department to employ consultants as necessary, within the limits of their budgets. Information on these contracts and their value is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.