HC Deb 03 November 1994 vol 248 c1298W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is his current calculation of the costs of preparation for market testing in his Department in terms of(a) payments to consultants and (b) other costs.

Mr. Sproat

My Department incurred consultancy costs of £481,866 between 1 April 1992 and 30 June 1994 in preparation for market testing. No other costs in respect of the programme were incurred over this period.