HC Deb 20 January 2004 vol 416 cc1172-3W
Mr. Flight

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost to her Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years. [148028]

Ms Hewitt

Central records indicate that contracts for management consultants amounted to the following:

£ million
Financial year Management consultant contracts
1999–2000 21
2000–01 36
2001–02 64
2002–03 42

The higher figure for 2001–02 includes £25 million for Consignia/Post Office in connection with the Government General Practitioner/Your Guide pilot.

Data for 1998–99 are not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.