§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much his Department spent on external consultants and advisers in each of the last four financial years. [97427]
§ Ms Beverley HughesEstimated expenditure on external consultants by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions over the last four financial years is as follows:
£ million Year DETR spend on external consultants 1995–96 70.52 1996–97 17.52 1997–98 13.41 1998–99 10.56