Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Consultants
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.
Answered by Catherine West
Per the annual report and accounts published figures, the FCDO has spent the following amounts on consultancy fees since 2021:
- £2.7 million in 20/21
- £5.8 million in 21/22
- £4.3 million in 22/23
- £3.5 million in 23/24
- The reporting for the current financial year, Apr 2024 to Mar 2025, is not available and will be published in due course in 2025.
The Government is committed to restoring the public finances and delivering value for the taxpayer. As part of this wider mission, the Government has pledged to reduce wasteful spend on non-essential and expensive consultants in order to save over £1.2 billion by 2026.
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