Departments: Consultants

Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much the Department spent on (a) management consultants and (b) other external consultants and advisers in each year since 2000; and which of these consultants undertook work for the Department with a total contractual value in excess of £10 million over this period.

Mr. Hain
Since its inception in July 1999, the Wales Office has spent the following on external consultants.

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|       |£     |
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|2000-01|16,294|
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|2001-02|31,084|
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|2002-03|10,758|
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|2006-07|37,699|
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None of these consultants undertook work in excess of £10 million.