HC Deb 19 December 1995 vol 268 c1063W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department paid to the private sector for goods and services in 1994–95. [6499]

Lord James Douglas Hamilton

The Scottish Office spent £124 million in 1994–95 on goods and services in 1994–95 from external suppliers, including a number of public sector bodies such as HMSO.