§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all the computer consultancies employed by her Department and agencies, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to her Department.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe full information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The total expenditure on information technology consultancy services by the Department in the years 1991–92 to 1992–93 was as follows:
£ million 1991–92 12.495 1992–93 14.647 The services covered by this expenditure included advice on procurement and information strategies, the design, development and implementation of the office information system and user support services. Planned expenditure in 1993–94 is £13.661 million.