§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate she has made of the expenditure by(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies on (i) tax consultants and (ii) other external tax advice in (1) 1995–96, (2) 1996–97 and (3) 1997–98; and if she will make a statement. [13271]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 5 November 1997]The information requested in respect of the Northern Ireland Office, Northern Ireland Departments, their agencies and NDPBs for the years 1995–96,1996–97 and 1997–98 is as follows:
1995–96 £ 1996–97 £ 1997–98 £ Department (i) Tax consultants — 6,514 13,275 (ii) Other — — — Agencies (i) Tax consultants — — — (ii) Other — — — NDPBs (i) Tax consultants 6,764 4,365 7,016 (ii) Other 11,298 20,128 21,619