Vertex Data Science

Anne Main
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the value of contracts held by his Department with Vertex Data Science Ltd. was in each of the last five years.

Mrs. McGuire
Expenditure by the Department with Vertex Data Science Ltd. in each of the last five years is:

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|Financial year|Annual expenditure (£)|
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|2007-08       |22,045,000            |
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|2006-07       |5,723,000             |
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|2005-06       |4,000                 |
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|2004-05       |300                   |
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|2003-04       |600                   |
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|Total         |27,772,900            |
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