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Written question asked by David Lammy (Labour) on Monday, 4 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 December 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Consultants

Question

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much his Department has spent on external consultancy fees in each of the last ten years.

Answer

FCDO consultancy spend in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-2023 was £2.7 million, £1.4 million and £3.9 million respectively. Total FCO plus DFID spend for years 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17 and 2015-16 was £3.0 million, £2.6 milion, £1.3 million, £3.3 million and £2.6 million respectively.

The FCDO's E-sourcing system only goes back to 2016 so we are unable to provide data between 2012-13 and 2014-2015.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4905
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Consultants Expenditure Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk