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Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Weir:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was spent on external consultants
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and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997. [39092]
Alan Johnson: Central records indicate that the cost to the Department of engaging external consultants and advisers in each of the following financial years has been as follows:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 21 |
| 2000–01 | 36 |
| 2001–02 | 64 |
| 2002–03 | 93 |
| 2003–04 | 112 |
| 2004–05 | 86 |
I have asked the chief executives of the Executive Agencies to respond directly to the hon. Member.
Further information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Letter from Jeff Llewellyn, dated 13 February 2006:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) to your question regarding how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
The total expenditure by NWML on external Consultants and Advisers in each year during the period 1997–1998 to 2004–2005 was:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | (29)— |
| 1998–99 | (29)— |
| 1999–2000 | (29)— |
| 2000–01 | 64,087 |
| 2001–02 | 80,290 |
| 2002–03 | 71,010 |
| 2003–04 | 68,119 |
| 2004–05 | 53,837 |
(29) Not available.
Letter from Tim Moss, dated 13 February 2006:
I am responding to your recently tabled Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on behalf of Companies House, which is an Executive Agency of the DTI.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 664,000 |
| 2003–04 | 931,000 |
| 2002–03 | 674,000 |
| 2001–02 | 504,000 |
| 2000–01 | 565,000 |
Letter from Jeanne Spinks, dated 13 February 2006:
You asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
The Employment Tribunals Service (ETS) has spent the following amounts on external consultants and advisors in the following financial years:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 119,255 |
| 2002–03 | 457,757 |
| 2003–04 | 441,838 |
| 2004–05 | 384,907 |
Information requested relating to earlier years is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.
Letter from Desmond Flynn, dated 13 February 2006:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply to you directly on behalf of The Insolvency Service in respect of your question (2522/2005) requesting information on money spent on external consultants and advisors since May 1997.
The Insolvency Service Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry spent the following amounts on external consultants and advisors:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Nil |
| 1998–99 | (30)5 |
| 1999–2000 | Nil |
| 2000–01 | Nil |
| 2001–02 | (31)125 |
| 2002–03 | Nil |
| 2003–04 | (32)34 |
| 2004–05 | Nil |
| 2005–06 | (33)20 |
(30) Training strategy.
(31) E business.
(32) £18,000 race equality impact study and £16,000 help line study.
(33) Publishing to the Intranet.
Letter from Ron Marchant, dated 13 February 2006:
I am responding to this parliamentary question, tabled on 19 December 2005, concerning how much was spent on external consultants and advisers in each year since May 1997.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 39,000 |
| 1998–99 | 8,000 |
| 1999–2000 | 16,000 |
| 2000–01 | 26,000 |
| 2001–02 | 53,000 |
| 2002–03 | 69,000 |
| 2003–04 | 32,000 |
| 2004–05 | 10,400 |
| 2005–06(34) | 17,500 |
(34) To date.
Departmental Groups
Mr. Weir:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff are employed by
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(a) the Human Resources and Change Management Directorate, (b) Legal and Enforcement Unit, (c) Information and Workplace Directorate and (d) the Legal Group in (i) England and (ii) London; and what the (A) salary bill and (B) accommodation costs of each were in 2004–05. [48833]
Alan Johnson: The number of staff in post, taken from DTI's headcount monitoring system, as of 1 February 2006, and the full pay cost (including superannuation and employers NI contributions) for the financial year 2004–05, in the requested directorates are as follows:
n/a=Not available.
Pay costs are only available for all UK employees which would disproportionably skew the 'full pay cost figure' for HR and Change Management Directorate due to the large number of employees based in Cardiff. Separated costs for HR in England and London could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
Specific data on the accommodation costs of separate directorates is not kept by the Department and this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff work in the (a) Employment Tribunals Service, (b) Insolvency Service and (c) Companies House in (i) England and (ii) London. [48851]
Alan Johnson: The following table shows a breakdown of the number of staff that work in England and London in their respective agencies as at 31 January 2006.
| Permanent | Casual | |
|---|---|---|
| Employment Tribunals Service | ||
| England | 669 | 9 |
| Of which, London | 269 | 6 |
| Insolvency Service | ||
| England | 1,883 | 394 |
| Of which, London | 419 | 116 |
| Companies House | ||
| England | 7 | 0 |
| Of which, London | 7 | 0 |
Pete Wishart:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff work in (a) the Women
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and Equality Group, (b) the Women's National Commission, (c) the Export Control and Non-proliferation Directorate, (d) UK Trade and Investment, (e) the Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate, (f) Corporate Law and Governance and (g) the energy (i) industries and technology, (ii) markets, (iii) strategy and (iv) resources and development units; and what the total salary costs in each case were in the last year for which figures are available. [48896]
Alan Johnson: The number of staff in post, taken from DTI's headcount monitoring system, as of 1 February 2006, and the full pay cost (including, superannuation, and employers NI contributions) for the financial year 2004–05, in the requested directorates are as follows:
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