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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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 Culture, Media and Sport, how much her 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

    2021-22 - The consultancy spend was £17.5m for DCMS core department as can be seen in note 4.3 page 146 of our laid annual report and accounts - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/638883e6d3bf7f3282be4061/DCMS_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-2...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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