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Department for Transport: Consultants

Asked by Dan CardenLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 November 2024UIN 15514

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.

Answered by Mike Kane

The table shows the total departmental spend on consultancy for financial years 2020/2021 to 2023/2024. The total includes the central department (DfTc), Executive Agencies and Arm Length Bodies (ALBs).

Departmental total spend (£)

2020/21 175,720,840

2021/22 198,001,723

2022/23 225,477,742

2023/24 165,372,920

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