HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 cc1541-2W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department and its agencies have spent on computer consultancy in each of the last five years; and what is the expected expenditure over the next five years. [33854]

Table A: Expenditure on sewerage per council tax band 1993–94–2 or more adults
£
Valuation bands A B C D E F G H
Authority
Borders 52.36 61.09 69.81 78.54 95.99 113.45 130.90 157.08
Central 43.54 50.80 58.05 65.31 79.82 94.34 108.85 130.62
Dumfries and Galloway 47.04 54.88 62.72 70.56 86.24 101.92 117.60 141.12
Fife 38.00 44.33 50.67 57.00 69.67 82.33 95.00 114.00
Grampian 31.33 36.56 41.78 47.00 57.44 67.89 78.33 94.00
Highland 40.15 46.84 53.53 60.22 73.60 86.98 100.37 120.44
Lothian 33.61 39.22 44.82 50.42 61.62 72.83 84.03 100.84
Strathclyde 33.61 39.22 44.82 50.42 61.62 72.83 84.03 100.84
Tayside 42.15 49.17 56.20 63.22 77.27 91.32 105.37 126.44
Orkney 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 55.00 65.00 75.00 90.00
Shetland 44.23 51.60 58.97 66.34 81.08 95.82 110.57 132.68
Western Isles 64.67 75.44 86.22 97.00 118.56 140.11 161.67 194.00

Table B: Expenditure on sewerage per council tax band 1994–95–2 or more adults
£
Valuation bands A B C D E F G H
Authority
Borders 51.12 59.64 68.16 76.68 93.72 110.76 127.8 153.36
Central 43.58 50.84 58.11 65.37 79.90 94.42 108.95 130.74
Dumfries and Galloway 45.56 53.15 60.75 68.34 83.53 98.71 113.90 136.68
Fife 39.33 45.89 52.44 59.00 72.11 85.22 98.33 118.00
Grampian 31.95 37.28 42.60 47.93 58.58 69.23 79.88 95.86
Highland 40.65 47.43 54.20 60.98 74.53 88.08 101.63 121.96
Lothian 34.57 40.34 46.10 51.86 63.38 74.91 86.43 103.72

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 12 July 1995]: The amount spent by my Department and its agencies on computer consultancy in each of the last five financial years is as follows:

Year Amount £ million
1990–91 0.10
1991–92 0.16
1992–93 0.85
1993–94 1.09
1994–95 2.13

Expenditure on computer consultancy is estimated at around £4 million for the current 1995–96 financial year, and £0.8 million for each of the following four years.