Proceeding contribution from Lord Burnett (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 7 December 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Smarter Government.
Smarter Government
My Lords, the Statement refers to halving the consultancy bill and the Minister has just emphasised that point. Noble Lords are aware of the extravagant misuse of management consultants in the National Health Service. Is the Minister aware that those management consultants, who know little or nothing about the National Health Service, earn approximately, from the public purse, £200 million per year? They learn on the job and pontificate to individuals who have a wealth of knowledge and experience. As I said, they charge the earth for that. How much of that phenomenal waste of public money will be saved?
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