Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Competition and Markets Authority has spent on external consultancies in each of the last five years.
For each of the last five audited financial years, the Competition and Markets Authority has spent the following amount on external consultancies.
Year Amount
2018/19 £239,900.46
2019/20 £541,058.36
2020/21 £585,389.23
2021/22 £733,361.96
2022/23 £786,795.35
Figures for 2023/24 have not been finalised and will be published in the CMA annual report in July 2024 once audited.