§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the cost of employing consultants in connection with market-testing programmes in which her Department has been engaged since their inception. [21369]
§ Mr. SackvilleSince publication of the White Paper, "Competing for Quality", in November 1991, until 31 March 1995, the latest date for which figures are held, the total cost of consultants employed in connection with the market testing programmes of the Department and its agencies is £1,488,000.