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Department of Health and Social Care: Consultants

Asked by Jon TrickettLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 December 2024UIN 15740

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on consultants since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Information regarding expenditure on consultants for the period since 5 July 2024 for the core Department is unavailable, as it is currently unaudited. Fully audited figures for the year from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 will be available upon the publication of the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) next year. The Accountability Report within the ARA includes a table on expenditure for Consultancy, Agency and Temporary workers.

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