§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in respect of each Department, agency and non-departmental public body in Northern Ireland the consultancy contracts that they have entered into in each of the last three financial years, together with a statement about the purpose of each contract and its cost to public funds. [181175]
§ Mr. PearsonInformation about all consultancy contracts entered into by Departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland and related costs is not held centrally and could be obtained from individual bodies only at disproportionate cost. Information on consultancy contracts awarded by the Central Procurement Directorate on behalf of public bodies in Northern Ireland is held by that Directorate and a copy has been placed in the Library.