Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on consultancy fees in the last five years.

The Department for International Trade reported spend on consultants in its Annual Report and Accounts and this information is publicly available on www.gov.uk on the following links:

The 2021-2022 consultancy spend will be published in the 2021-2022 Annual Report and Accounts in the coming weeks.

Department for International Trade Annual Report and Accounts 2016 to 2017, page 49

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-international-trade-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017

Department for International Trade annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018, page 115

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-international-trade-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018

Department for International Trade Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019, page 120

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200704143806/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-international-trade-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019

Department for International Trade Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020, page 109

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200716232216/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-international-trade-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020

Department for International Trade Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021, page 137

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002839/DIT-annual-report-2020-to-2021.pdf