§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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. NorrisPayments to consultants for work on those items in the Department's 1992–93 and 1993–94 competing for quality programmes completed by 30 June 1994 totalled £1.815 million. Expenditure on the Department's own market testing staff amounted to £0.268 million up to 30 June 1994.