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Government Departments: Consultants

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119619

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what metrics and data points HM Treasury collates on government spending on consultancy.

Answered by James Murray

Information on spending on consultancy each financial year is published and available through individual departments’ Annual Reports and Accounts, which departments input to OSCAR after publication. This is the most accurate source of data on consultancy spending, and is how we judge whether spending targets on consultancy have been met.

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