A question on #GovernmentDepartments #Consultants tabled by Matt Vickers on 13-06-2025 has been answered by Georgia Gould.

Heading: Government Departments: Consultants
Question ID: 1812605
UIN: 59797
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-13
Asking Member ID: 4844
Asking Member display name: Matt Vickers
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Matt Vickers
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost to the public purse of central Government spending on external consultants in each of the last three years.
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Answering Member ID: 5305
Answering Member display name: Georgia Gould
Answering Member handle: georgia_gould
Answering Member Twitter reference: @georgia_gould
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Answer text: Individual Central Government departments publish expenditure on external consultants in their annual reports and accounts. The Government is committed to stopping all non-essential expenditure on consultants, and reducing the reliance on contingent labou...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
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