HC Deb 21 January 2003 vol 398 c236W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much(a) her 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 she will make a statement. [92256]

Dr. Howells

The information is as follows:

(a) Contracts awarded to consultants on behalf of DCMS during the relevant periods are as follows:

£
1995–96 164,000
1996–97 309,000
1997–98 728,000
1998–99 424,000
1999–2000 227,000
2000–01 358,000
2001–02 693,000
2002–03 323,820

This includes the Royal Parks Agency.

(b) As DCMS is responsible for over 60 non-departmental public bodies, this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.