Written Question
Wednesday 26th January 2022
Asked by:
Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total spending by each Department was on outside consultants in each of the last three years for which records are available.
Answered by Michael Ellis
It is standard for Government Departments to draw on the advice of external specialists for a range of services. Consultancy includes staff who provide objective advice relating to strategy, structure, management or operations of an organisation and may include the identification of options with recommendations.
Cabinet Office net spend on Consultancy is published in annual reports and accounts on GOV.UK.
Written Question
Wednesday 26th January 2022
Asked by:
Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many vacancies in each Government department are vacant due to a lack of applicants with the appropriate skills.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The number of vacancies in each government department currently vacant due to a lack of applicants with the appropriate skills is not held centrally.
Civil servants are employed by individual departments which are responsible for setting their terms and conditions of employment in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code. Departments will, therefore, be able to provide further information on the status of their vacancies.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Dec 2021
Human Rights Legislation
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 May 2020
Covid-19: Strategy
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Feb 2020
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Feb 2020
Transport Infrastructure
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Oct 2019
Preparations for Leaving the European Union
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Oct 2019
Brexit Negotiations
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