Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of external consultants employed by his Department in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.

Spend on external consultants and other professional services is published annually in the Department’s annual report and accounts. These can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report