§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are his latest estimates of the expenditure on all external consultants, including management consultants, for each year since 1987, in 1994 prices, for his Department and its agencies; and what are the quantified annual cost savings which such expenditure has resulted in.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 9 February 1995]: The cost of employing consultants in the years since 1991–92 at 1994 prices is shown in the table. Expenditure in earlier years and details of the level of savings, which are not held centrally, could be provided only at disproportionate costs.
Value of Consultancy work (in 1994 prices) (in £million—excluding VAT) Year £ million 1991–92 10.70 1992–93 2.27 1993–94 5.90 1994–95 1.00