§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's expenditure since 1998–99 on the engineering resource centre. [67523]
§ Clare ShortMy Department has engaged, on a competitive basis, a number of engineering resource centres to provide specialist technical advice and expertise in the infrastructure and urban development sectors. Expenditure on the engagement of these services since 1998–99 has been as follows:
£ million 1998–99 0.937 1999–2000 1.165 2000–01 2.007 2001–02 1.263