HC Deb 12 April 1994 vol 241 c78W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information technology consultants her Department has employed, for what purpose and at what total cost for each of the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

Detailed information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The total expenditure on information technology consultants by the Department for each year since 1990–91, the earliest year for which figures are available was:

£ million
1990–91 10.19
1991–92 12.50
1992–93 13.37
1993–94 12.55

The services covered by this expenditure included advice on procurement and information strategies, the design, development and implementation of the office automation system and user support services. A very wide range of firms is used for this purpose.