Barry Sheerman
Labour, Huddersfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on contracts with Grant Thornton in each year since 2008.
Daniel Poulter
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
The Government is determined to improve value for money on departmental expenditure. The amount spent on management consultancy services has fallen dramatically. In 2008-09, expenditure was £107 million and in 2012-13 the figure was £5 million.
The Department's spend for all financial years from 2008-09 to 2011-12 on contracts with Grant Thornton is contained in the following table.
| Grant Thornton Ltd | |
| £ | |
| 2008-09 | 290,392 |
| 2009-10 | 85,269 |
| 2010-11 | 513,449 |
| 2011-12 | 1,111,195 |
| 2012-13 | 1,005,568 |
| Source: Department of Health Business Management System | |
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