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Written question asked by Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 July 2022. It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 July 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Department for Transport: Consultants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.

Answer

The following table provides the total published spend on consultants for the core Department and its executive agencies, covering financial years 2016-17 to 2020-21:

Financial Year

Expenditure (£m)

2016-17

50.1

2017-18

52.5

2018-19

  1. 1

2019-20

77.5

2020-21

89.1

We are in the process of producing the Department’s Annual Report which will be published in July, this will include our audited consultancy spend for 2021-22.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27699
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Consultants Department for Transport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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