§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the cost to date of the report by SRU Ltd. into the future of Companies House; and what estimate he has made of the final cost of all consultancy work on the subject of contracting out Companies House. [17228]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe cost of consultancy advice from SRU Ltd. on the future of Companies House was £283,000, exclusive of VAT.
At this stage it is not possible to say what the final cost of all consultancy work on contracting out companies House services will be.