§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [10162]
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 13 January 1997]: The information is in the table.
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Expenditure on external consultants Diplomatic wing NDPBs 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ 1996 to date £ Great Britain—China Centre nil nil nil 2,523 8,004 Britain—Russia Centre (approximate costs) 300 300 300 300 300 Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission nil nil nil nil nil British Association for Central and Eastern Europe nil nil nil nil nil Foreign Compensation Commission nil nil nil nil nil The Westminster Foundation for Democracy spent approximately £50,000 on external consultants between 1993 and 1996. No year by year breakdown was available.
None of ODA's non-departmental public bodies has employed external consultants in the last five years.
Figures for the British Council could be provided only at disproportionate cost.