To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department and its agencies have spent on computer consultancy in each of the last five years; and what is the expected expenditure over the next five years. [33854]

Table A: Expenditure on sewerage per council tax band 1993–94–2 or more adults
£
Valuation bands	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Authority
Borders	52.36	61.09	69.81	78.54	95.99	113.45	130.90	157.08
Central	43.54	50.80	58.05	65.31	79.82	94.34	108.85	130.62
Dumfries and Galloway	47.04	54.88	62.72	70.56	86.24	101.92	117.60	141.12
Fife	38.00	44.33	50.67	57.00	69.67	82.33	95.00	114.00
Grampian	31.33	36.56	41.78	47.00	57.44	67.89	78.33	94.00
Highland	40.15	46.84	53.53	60.22	73.60	86.98	100.37	120.44
Lothian	33.61	39.22	44.82	50.42	61.62	72.83	84.03	100.84
Strathclyde	33.61	39.22	44.82	50.42	61.62	72.83	84.03	100.84
Tayside	42.15	49.17	56.20	63.22	77.27	91.32	105.37	126.44
Orkney	30.00	35.00	40.00	45.00	55.00	65.00	75.00	90.00
Shetland	44.23	51.60	58.97	66.34	81.08	95.82	110.57	132.68
Western Isles	64.67	75.44	86.22	97.00	118.56	140.11	161.67	194.00

Table B: Expenditure on sewerage per council tax band 1994–95–2 or more adults
£
Valuation bands	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Authority
Borders	51.12	59.64	68.16	76.68	93.72	110.76	127.8	153.36
Central	43.58	50.84	58.11	65.37	79.90	94.42	108.95	130.74
Dumfries and Galloway	45.56	53.15	60.75	68.34	83.53	98.71	113.90	136.68
Fife	39.33	45.89	52.44	59.00	72.11	85.22	98.33	118.00
Grampian	31.95	37.28	42.60	47.93	58.58	69.23	79.88	95.86
Highland	40.65	47.43	54.20	60.98	74.53	88.08	101.63	121.96
Lothian	34.57	40.34	46.10	51.86	63.38	74.91	86.43	103.72

[holding answer 12 July 1995]: The amount spent by my Department and its agencies on computer consultancy in each of the last five financial years is as follows:

Year	Amount £ million
1990–91	0.10
1991–92	0.16
1992–93	0.85
1993–94	1.09
1994–95	2.13

Expenditure on computer consultancy is estimated at around £4 million for the current 1995–96 financial year, and £0.8 million for each of the following four years.