Written question asked by Allan Rogers (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1999. It was answered by Jon Owen Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much (a) his Department and (b) the NHS trusts in Wales, spent on external consultants in each year since 1989. - Includes tables.

Answer: Mr. Rogers: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much (a) his Department and (b) the NHS trusts in Wales, spent on external consultants in each year since 1989. [93108] Mr. Jon Owen Jones: (a) The figures for the Welsh Office on external consultancies are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ 1992-93 1,550,000 1993-94 1,550,000 1994-95 843,000 1995-96 1,212,000 1996-97 600,000 1997-98 700,000 1998-99 {1}835,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Forecast outturn Figures for years prior to 1992-93 are only available at disproportionate cost. (b) The figures for the NHS Trusts in Wales, including external contract staffing and consultancies service are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ 1992-93 230,000 1993-94 554,000 1994-95 2,017,000 1995-96 7,949,000 1996-97 1,859,000 1997-98 3,292,000 1998-99 2,107,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. There are no figures prior to 1992-93 as NHS Trusts have only been operational since 1 April 1992. The 1998-99 figures are taken from unaudited accounts and are provisional. Following the Transfer of Functions on 1 July 1999, these are now matters for the National Assembly for Wales.

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