§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on external consultants and advisers in each of the last four financial years. [97415]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Treasury has spent the following amounts on consultants and advisers since 1996–97.
Year £ 1996–97 923,662 1997–98 976,971 1998–99 1,757,400 1999–2000 to date 1,053,758 The increase in consultancies in 1998–99 is mainly the result of the transfer to the Treasury of DTI's Insurance Directorate and the creation of the Debt Management Office (which combined accounted for approximately £950,000).