Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on external management consultants in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

The Ministry of Justice’s total spend on external management consultants in the periods 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 was disclosed in the Department’s annual report and accounts. The relevant spend is set out below:

Note that the information provided in the annual report and accounts also includes aspects of professional services spend which cannot be separated out for these periods.