Goods and Services

HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 c40W

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department paid to the private sector for goods and services in 1995–96. [29451]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The Scottish Office spent £152 million in 1995–96 on goods and services from external suppliers, including a number of public sector bodies such as HMSO.