HC Deb 30 April 2002 vol 384 c716W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total external spending by his Department was on public private partnership consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PPP consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. 143189]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The Department does not record information about the use of PPP consultants in the form requested and an answer could only be provided at disproportionate cost.