<p>Expenditure on consultancy fees in the last three financial years has been:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Amount(£000)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">114<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">534<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012-13<br /></td><td valign="top">780<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The fees in 2012-13 include professional advice on catering procurement (£0.2 million) and the Savings programme (£0.2 million). The Savings programme will deliver savings of some £44 million over five years.</p><p>An upgrade of the House Administration's accounting system in 2011-12 involved changes to data classifications so the figures from the earlier years may not be directly comparable.</p>