Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 October 2002. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list external (a) public relations/communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies, (d) accountancy companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by his Department since June 2001; what actions those consultancies/companies have performed within his Department; and what costs have been incurred through use of these consultancies/companies. - Disproportionate cost and inc ref to 383 c736W, 15 April 2002.

Answer: David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list external (a) public relations/ communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies, (d) accountancy companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by his Department since June 2001; what actions those consultancies/companies have performed within his Department; and what costs have been incurred through use of these consultancies/ companies. [74681] Mr. Spellar: The Department was formed on 29 May 2002 and the information requested since that date is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Expenditure on external consultants by the former DTLR is given in an answer by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Dr. Whitehead) on 15 April 2002, Official Report, column 736W. Expenditure on external consultants who dealt with press or public relations by the former DTLR is provided in an answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Leslie) on 19 June 2002, Official Report, column 412W.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 391 c590W;391 c586W; 74681
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Accountancy Companies Costs Banks Consultants Expenditure Government departments Publicity Marketing Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions Public relations Management consultants
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