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Transport: Consultants

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what allocation (a) her Department and (b) the Highways Agency has made for consultancy fees, excluding technical transport related consultancy, in relation to (i) roads, (ii) railways and (iii) administration in 2008-09. (220614)

The Department does not break down its budget for consultancy into technical and non-technical transport related consultancy. The requested information could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost.

For the Highways Agency, I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer of 8 July 2008, Official Report, column 1452W, on transport: consultants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2008, Official Report, column 1452W, on transport: consultants, what consultancy services are budgeted for by her Department in relation to (a) roads, (b) railways and (c) other matters in 2008-09. (220615)

The types of consultancy services that the Department purchases are Information Technology, Finance, Transport, Human Resources, Management Consultancy, Property Construction and Estates, Legal and some types of research. However, to provide budget information for each type of service for the current year could be provided only at disproportionate cost.