External Consultants (Hansard, 16 January 2003)

HC Deb 16 January 2003 vol 397 c806W 806W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in 2002. [90502]

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
The Lord Chancellor's Department also replies on behalf of its Associated Offices and the Court Service.
The Department does not collect this information on a calendar year basis.
However, I can confirm that the Department's net expenditure with external consultants in the financial year dated 2001–02 was £6.5 million.