HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 cc83-4W
Ms Hodge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the level of expenditure on consultancy by(a) the Treasury and (b) agencies for which the Treasury is responsible for (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1995–96. [25647]

Mr. Nelson

The level of expenditure for the years 1993–94 and 1994–95 and the estimate for 1995–96 for the Treasury are given in the table. The Treasury is not responsible for any agencies.

Expenditure on consultancy
£ million—ex VAT
1993–94 5.9
1994–95 1.0
1995–961 1.0
1 Estimate.

Mr. Nelson

The manufacturing industry figures shown in the table are no longer available. The production of the data that were published in the CSO's "Business Monitor," MA3: "Company Finance", has since been discontinued. Issue 23, the final issue, was published in, 1992 and contains data on large companies for 1988, 1989 and 1990. This publication is available from the Library of the House.

Deflated money supply figures are not published. Money supply figures are published in tables 3.1C and 3.1D of the CSO's "Financial Statistics".