To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was paid in consultancy fees by his Department in each year since 1997. (171992)

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply my hon. Friend the Minister for Europe, gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 9 October 2007, Official Report, columns 542-43W and the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Mr. Walker) on 13 November 2007, Official Report, columns 108-09W.