The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money.<\/p>
<\/p>
The amount spent on consultants each year since 2016 is:<\/p>
<\/p>
2016-17 - £63.0 million of which £41.4 million was related to Site Licence Companies<\/p>
2017-18 - £50.4 million of which £37.3 million was related to Site Licence Companies.<\/p>
<\/p>
Site Licence Companies manage and operate the nuclear facilities at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) sites.<\/p>
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The breakdown of expenditure included in Other Programmes under Deliver an ambitious industrial strategy Resource DEL is as shown in the following table: -<\/p>
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Ordnance Survey - Public Sector Mapping Agreement<\/p><\/td> | 6.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Launch Investments<\/p><\/td> | 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Science and Innovation Policy<\/p><\/td> | 0.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homes England: Innovation<\/p><\/td> | 0.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centrally held<\/p><\/td> | 15.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property Office dividend<\/p><\/td> | -1.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total (Other programmes)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29.4*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Table does not add up due to rounding<\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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