§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was his Department's expenditure on(a) management and (b) other consultants in each year from 1990 to 1993; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodExpenditure on management and other consultants engaged by the Welsh Office is as follows:
Year Total payments £000 1990–91 229 1991–92 1,109 1992–93 1,416 1993–94 1,454 1994–951 427 1 year to date Since 1993, my Department has significantly reduced its use of consultants which is reflected in the year to date figure 1994–95.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide figures for 1993–94 and 1994–95 to date for the number of occasions on which management or other consultants have been engaged(a) by his office and (b) by non-departmental public bodies in Wales; and what were the total amounts of authorised payments for those consultants in both years.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 21 November 1994): Details of management and other consultants engaged by the Welsh Office are as follows:
Number of occasions Total payments—£000s 1993–94 87 1,454 1994–951 37 427 1 Year to date. Information for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.