Written question asked by Brian Jenkins (Labour) on Thursday, 14 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 October 2004. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Thursday, 28 October 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Department spent on outside information technology and communication specialist consultants and engineers in and 2003-04 financial year. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much the Department spent on outside information technology and communication specialist consultants and engineers in and 2003-04 financial year. [191909] Ms Hewitt: Central records indicate that a total of £24.03 million was spent on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) consultancy in the 2003-04 financial year. Additional expenditure may have been incurred through local contract action. However, this information could be extracted only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 425 c1311W; 191909
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Contracts Consultants Department of Trade and Industry Expenditure Government departments Staff Engineers
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