Written question asked by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 July 2004. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on (a) headhunters and recruitment consultants and (b) management consultants in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 21 July 2004).

Answer: Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on (a) headhunters and recruitment consultants and (b) management consultants in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. [185246] Mr. McNulty: [holding answer 21 July 2004]: The Department was formed in May 2002. The Department spent £58.5 million in 2003-04 on all types of consultancy excluding research. Separate figures for management consultancy are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Department spent £1.7 million in 2003-04 on recruitment consultants.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c650W;424 c651W; 185246
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Consultants Department for Transport Expenditure Government departments Recruitment
Contains statistics: Yes
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