§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 29 March,Official Report, column 615, what have been (a) the number and (b) the value of management consultancies awarded under the aid programme.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 29 April 1994]: The number of contracts awarded to management consultants under the aid programme for 1992–93 was 38 and the total value £10,602,735. The consultants concerned have been engaged at the request of overseas Governments to provide a wide range of advice and expertise which cannot be funded from their own resources.