HC Deb 14 January 1997 vol 288 cc233-4W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimates he has made of the amount spent on external consultants by his Department's non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years. [10168]

Mr. Arbuthnot

[holding answer 13 January 1997]: Over the last five years, the total amount spent on external consultants by my Department's non-departmental public bodies, as listed in "Public Bodies", was as follows:

Financial year Total amount spent £
1991–92 9,000
1992–93 1,200
1993–94 29,340
1994–95 33,120
1995–96 34,706