§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative 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 PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. [31033]
§ Ms HewittThe Departments and its agencies have spent the following sums on PFI consultants in the last four years.
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£ 1998–99 2,274,139 1999–2000 1,059,932 2000–01 1,272,451 2001–02 687,017 A total of 26 consultants has been used. Other information on consultancy costs can be provided only at disproportionate cost.