Written questions

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...