§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of Information Technology Services Agency's total personnel costs for software development has been spent on outside consultants in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ScottThe costs for software development and continuing support for 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 are in the table. This work is done using a mixture of civil servants and external contractors some of whom are supplied by consultancy firms. The information for 1989–90 and 1990–91 is not readily available.
£'000 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Total personnel costs for software development (millions) 58.7 73.1 69.7 Cost of consultants/contractors (millions) 38.5 45.5 43.4 Consultancy/contractors as a percentage of the total 65.6 62.2 62.3