HC Deb 20 February 1996 vol 272 c93W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total amount in each of the last five years spent on external consultancies by(a) the Department of Health, (b) regional health authorities, (c) district health authorities and (d) NHS management executives. [14808]

Mr. Horam

Running cost expenditure on external consultancy by the Department of Health, its agencies and the national health service executive—formerly the NHS management executive—in each of the last five years is as shown.

  • 1990–91: £18,398,00011991–92: £24,258,0001
  • 1992–93: £18,399,0002
  • 1993–94: £15,933,0373
  • 1994–95: £18,479,4054

Notes:

1Expenditure by the NHS Executive in the years 1990–91 and 1991–92 cannot be disaggregated.

2 Includes expenditure of £6,675,821 by the NHS Executive.

3Includes expenditure of £4,975,579 by the NHS Executive.

4Includes expenditure of £4,339,752 by the NHS Executive.

Information about expenditure on external consultancy by regional and district health authorities is not available centrally.