Defence written question – answered at on 1 February 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defencewhat the total expenditure by his Department on external consultants was in (a) 1996–97 and (b) 2003–04; and what the estimated cost of employing external consultants will be in (i) 2004–05, (ii) 2005–06, (iii) 2006–07 and (iv) 2007–08.
Summaries of Ministry of Defence expenditure on external assistance, of which external consultancy is a part, are available in the Libraries of both Houses for financial years 1996–97 and 2003–04.
Expenditure on External Assistance for FY 2004–05 is estimated to be in the region of £251 million.
The Ministry of Defence has not yet set formal budgets for FY 2005–06 to 2007–08.
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