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Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 9 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2009. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Veterinary Laboratories Agency: Consultants

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Veterinary Laboratories Agency spent on consultants in each of the last five years.
Answer

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency has spent the following on consultants in each of the last five years:

£
2004-05 978,427
2005-06 996,799
2006-07 854,874
2007-08 793,702
2008-09 480,418

Income in 2008-09 was £106 million with expenditure on 'consultancy' of £480,418. This includes just under £300,000 for specialist scientific IT consultancy; £100,000 on management and financial consultancy; with the remaining expenditure on specialist scientific/veterinary consultancy.The overall spend for the first two categories is similar for previous years, with a decline from 2004-05 through to 2008-09 in specialist scientific/veterinary consultancy as these specialist skills have been developed in house.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
494 c945W; 279541
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Consultants Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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