§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost to his Department was for accountancy services in each of the last four years. [34159]
§ Dr. MoonieThis information is not held centrally in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, information on expenditure on external assistance, categorised by type of work and top level budget holder, is contained in the Ministry of Defence's annual return of expenditure on external assistance. Copies have been placed in the572W Library of the House, covering the period 1996–97 to 1999–2000, and the return for financial year 2000–01 is currently being staffed.