Government Departments: Consultants
Commons · Question 59797 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
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.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 23 Jun 2025
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...