Pesticides Safety Directorate: Consultants

Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Pesticides Safety Directorate spent on external consultants in each of the last five years. (281635)

External consultancy spend in each of the last five financial years for the Pesticides Safety Directorate was as follows:

	Spend activity	Amount (£000)
2008-09	IT security accreditation	27
	Specialist IT support	61
	Annual Report and Accounts (design and printing)	10
	Customer survey	10
	Other	2
Total		110

2007-08	Specialist IT support	30
	Annual Report and Accounts (design and printing)	10
	Staff survey and IIP review	6
	Other	2
Total		48

2006-07	Specialist IT support	11
	Annual Report and Accounts (design and printing)	10
	Support to EU twinning project	7
	Other	7
Total		35

2005-06	Specialist IT support	36
	Annual Report and Accounts (design and printing)	7
	Business development	30
	Recruit Director of Finance, IT and Corporate Services	9
	Other	10
Total		92

2004-05	Specialist IT support	63
	Annual Report and Accounts (design and printing)	12
	Staff survey	17
	Other	11
Total		103

Volume 495: debated on Wednesday 8 July 2009