HC Deb 19 January 2004 vol 416 c1065W
Mr. Flight

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to his Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years. [148020]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The cost to the Department of using management consultants in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:

Cost (£ million)
1998–99 7.3
1990–2000 8.1
2000–01 6.5
2001–02 6.8
2002–03 7.2