To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on consultancy fees in each year between 2001-02 and 2004-05. (94324)

The Department came into being in July 2001. The information held centrally is listed in the following table.

Figures for the financial year 2004-05 include spending on management and business consultancy combined following reclassification of expenditure on professional services. Figures for previous financial years reflect expenditure on management consultancy alone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on management consultants in each of the last five years. (96163)

From data held centrally, the information is as listed:

Figures for the financial years 2004-05 onward include spending on management and business consultancy combined following reclassification of expenditure on professional services. Figures for previous financial years reflect expenditure on management consultancy alone.