Question follow-through · 15522

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
29 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    DSIT was created by a Machinery of Government (MOG) change on 7 February 2023, we have not provided data prior to DSIT becoming a fully operational department. Departmental Group consultancy spend in financial year 23-24, as disclosed in 2023-24 Annual re...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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