Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Thursday, 21 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 September 2022. It was answered by Jane Hunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Consultants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) name of each consultancy contracted and (c) specific matters on which they were consulted.

Answer

All Department’s consultancy costs including details of the provider are published on gov.uk here. Further transactions will be published during 2022.

The information requested on the specific matters consulted is not held centrally and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

42210

Session

2022-23

Subjects

Consultants Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk