To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many staff were employed on a consultancy basis in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the last five years for which information is available; and what the (i) average and (ii) longest period was for which a consultant was employed in each year. (102971)

The Wales Office does not employ staff on a consultancy basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his Department's annual budget is for employing workers on a consultancy basis; and how much of this budget was used in each of the last five years for which records are available. (103030)

Nil. The Wales Office does not employ staff on a consultancy basis.