To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible in 2009. (318051)

The cost for consultants, both for the Department and its non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies, cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.