HC Deb 31 March 2003 vol 402 cc597-8W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of external consultants was to his Department and its predecessors in each of the last four financial years for which figures are available, broken down by firm. [94054]

Mr. McCartney

The information requested cannot be provided without incurring significant disproportionate cost.