HC Deb 26 January 2004 vol 417 cc34-5W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total value was of(a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by the section of (i) his Department and (ii) predecessor departments with responsibility for aviation, in each year since 1992. [149706]

Mr. McNulty

The Department was formed on 29 May 2002. In 2002–03 and the first 9 months of 2003–04 consultancy valued at £71.19 million and £4.74 million respectively was commissioned in relation to aviation.

John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total value was of(a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by the section of (i) his Department and (ii) predecessor departments with responsibility for transport strategy and local transport, in each year since 1992. [149707]

Mr. McNulty

The Department was formed on 29 May 2002. In 2002–03 and the first nine months of 2003–04 consultancy valued at £20.71 and £7.43 million respectively was commissioned in relation to transport strategy and local transport.