§ Baroness Park of Monmouthasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total sum spent on consultancies by the Ministry of Defence and its associated agencies respectively (broken down by agencies) in (a) the budget year 2000-01 and (b) the period from April 2001 to December 2001. [HL2191]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)The total sums spent on consultancies alone is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
182WAHowever, the Ministry of Defence spent a total of £355.230 million on external assistance, which includes expenditure on consultancy, in the budget year 2000-01. Within this figure, spend by trading fund agencies was £68.068 million broken down as follows:
Agencies £ millions Defence Evaluation & Research Agency 65.968 Meteorological Office 1.737 Hydrographic Office 0.363 Figures for the period April 2001 to December 2001 will not be available until after the end of the financial year, but I will write to the noble Baroness with the half-year figures, covering the period April 2001 to September 2001, when these are available and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.