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Dr. Evan Harris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on (a) external advisers and (b) consultants by his Department in each year since 1996–97. [103815]
Mr. Lammy
Expenditure by the Department for each year from 1996–97 is shown in the table.
Expenditure
| |
£ million
| |
| 1996–97 | 14.699 |
| 1997–98 | 12.694 |
| 1998–99 | 7.332 |
| 1999–2000 | 8.132 |
| 2000–01 | 6.531 |
| 2001–02 | 6.8 |
The Department's accounting systems do not distinguish between consultants and external advisers and the provision of a separate analysis could be secured only at disproportionate cost.