§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what has been spent by her Department on external consultants and advisers since May 1997 funded from (i) her Department's programme provision and (ii) her Department's running costs. [99482]
§ Clare ShortThe amounts spent on external consultants and advisers in the last three financial years are as follows:
£ million 1997–98 1.79 1998–99 1.83 1999–2000 (to date) 0.81 All these sums have been funded from the Department's Running Costs Provision.