HC Deb 13 May 2004 vol 421 cc544-5W
Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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. [171874]

Maria Eagle

The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in 2002. Expenditure for years 2000–01 and 2001–02 is for the former Department of Social Security.

£ million
2000–01 104.7
2001–02 169.5
2002–03 291.5