Ministry of Defence: Consultants
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on consultancy fees in (a) the 2024-25 financial year and (b) each remaining financial year of the Parliament.
Answered by Maria Eagle
We have taken immediate action to stop all non-essential Government consultancy spending this financial year. Spend on consultancy in 2024-25 will be published in the Department’s annual report and accounts in due course. We have not yet set External Assistance budgets for future years, but we are committed to continuing to drive down unnecessary consultancy spend throughout this Parliament as part of wider productivity and reform activity.
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