§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on external consultants and advisers in each of the last three years. [172437]
§ Ruth KellyThe Inland Revenue, HM Customs and Excise, Office for National Statistics, Office of Government Commerce, National Savings and Investment, Royal Mint, Valuation Office, Debt Management Office and Government Actuary's Department's spend on external consultants in the last three years is as follows (using the OGC's definition of consultancy):
£million 2001–02 173 2002–03 78 12001–02 excludes data for Inland Revenue. The data has been archived and would only be available at disproportionate cost. Reliable data for 2003–04 is not yet available. Figures relate to resource expenditure.