Constitutional Affairs written question – answered at on 7 February 2005.
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the total expenditure by his Department on all 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.
My Department's net expenditure with consultants in the years requested was as follows:
1996–97: £1,088,464
2003–04: £9,016,488
Information on future expenditure with consultants is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The level of expenditure with external consultants reflects a wide-ranging and fast paced programme of change, designed to modernise and increase efficiency, provide better customer service, and value for money.
Delivering such a programme has necessitated the use of external expertise to supplement internal resources.
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