Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June to Question 17170, if she will publish a breakdown of her Department's spending on consultants in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details about headcount and payroll costs for permanent staff and contractors on GOV.UK, monthly.

DWP workforce management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The DWP consultancy spend for the financial years ending 2018 through to 2022 is shown below.

2018/19 £4,446,169

2019/20 £4,570,665

2020/21 £1,284,861

2021/22 £1,041,058

DWP publishes individual contract data on all contracts valued at £10,000 and over on

Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).