HC Deb 14 June 1994 vol 244 cc368-9W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Attorney-General how many contracts his Department has had with consultants; and what has been the total cost in each of the last five years.

The Attorney-General

[pursuant to his reply, 23 March 1994, c. 335–36]: Certain additional costs have been identified by the Crown Prosecution Service for 1992–93 and 1993–94. The revised information is set out in the table.

Department 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers — — — — —
Crown Prosecution Service 620K(7) 477K(7) 471K(12) 665K(24) 1549K(33)
Serious Fraud Office 270K(3) 171K(4) 88K(2) 112K(9) 1126K(5)
Treasury Solicitor's Department 25K(2) Not known 54K(6) 335K(8) 428K(14)

Note: Figures in parentheses represent the number of contracts that year.

1 Figures not yet complete.

2 Approximate figure.