A question on #GovernmentDepartments #Consultants tabled by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 21-05-2025 has been answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.

Heading: Government Departments: Consultants
Question ID: 1805275
UIN: HL7727
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-21
Asking Member ID: 4689
Asking Member display name: Lord Agnew of Oulton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Agnew of Oulton
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of contracts for consulting services awarded by departments and arm's-length bodies in each of the past five years were (1) let through competitive tendering processes, and (2) were direct awards.
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Date answered: 2025-06-04
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4508
Answering Member display name: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Answering Member handle: RuthAnderson
Answering Member Twitter reference: @RuthAnderson
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Answer text: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are published on the Central Digital Platfo...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
Tweeted: true