§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much(a) his Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body spent on external consultancy in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (planned); and if he will make a statement. [92244]
§ Jane KennedyIn the Northern Ireland Office the total reported expenditure on the use of consultants in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (planned) is as follows:
Northern Ireland Office expenditure on consultants £ Department Agencies 1995–96 403,000 185,000 1996–97 309,000 253,000 1997–98 352,035 99,303 1998–99 479,897 469,271 1999–2000 702,223 604,894 2000–01 463,569 1,040,189 2001–02 2,248,572 639,015 2002–03 2,588,864 193,391 1Full year estimate on spend to date. Note:
Figures for NDPBs are not available.
In the Northern Ireland Administration the total (reported) expenditure on use of consultants in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (planned) is as follows:
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Northern Ireland Administration expenditure on consultants £ 1995–96 26,191,196 1996–97 19,788,714 1997–98 10,458,511 1998–99 10,369,465 1999–2000 9,193,016
Northern Ireland Administration expenditure on consultants £ 2000–01 13,011,780 2001–02 16,958,809 2002–031 14,604,661 1Planned Note:
Agencies and NDPBs are included in the above figures which are based on returns from Departments.