§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total external spending by her 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 her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. [43203]
§ Dr. HowellsMy Department has only engaged PFI consultants, I therefore refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 6 February 2002, Official Report, column 985W.