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Written Question
Wales Office: Consultants
Tuesday 6th September 2022

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) name of each consultancy contracted and (c) specific matters on which they were consulted.

Answered by David T C Davies

The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on consultancy services in each of the last five financial years:

Financial Years

Spend (£)

Name of Consultants

Matters consulted

2017-18

Nil

N/A

N/A

2018-19

17,400

Professor Cole

Transport

2018-19

18,000

Actica Consultancy (contracted to Welsh Government)

City Deal

2019-20

6,600

Professor Cole

Transport

2020-21

Nil

N/A

N/A

2021-22

Nil

N/A

N/A