Spend on consultancy services for the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last five years is shown below.<\/p>
2021-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> £901,663<\/p><\/td> £1,017,816<\/p><\/td> £ 1,544,240<\/p><\/td> £1,432,132<\/p><\/td> £858,431<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Details of all Government contracts awarded from 2016 above £10,000 and £25,000 in the wider public sector are published on Contracts Finder. Each award notice provides information on the name of the supplier, value of the contract, its purpose and information on the type of awarding procedure used. Government departments, their individual agencies and Arm\u2019s Length Bodies are required to publish all spend against individual suppliers above £25,000 on GOV.UK.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487857", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Northern Ireland Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487857/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Northern Ireland Office spent the following on consultancy fees:<\/p> (a) 2020:<\/strong> £745,278<\/p> (b) 2021:<\/strong> £787,452<\/p> (c) January-May 2022:<\/strong> £794,190<\/p> In relation to naming consultancies, in accordance with this Government\u2019s transparency requirements, I have listed only those suppliers with payments of £25,000 or above, as to name others could potentially breach their data protection rights or have an adverse effect on their commercial activity:<\/p> Active Communities Network LTD<\/p> AV Browne Advertising LTD<\/p> Cabinet Office<\/p> Cinemagic LTD<\/p> Co-Operation Ireland<\/p> Department of Finance<\/p> Education Authority<\/p> Epam Systems LTD<\/p> Government Estates Management<\/p> Groundwork Northern Ireland<\/p> Holywell Trust<\/p> Ipsos Mori<\/p> Ministry of Defence<\/p> Ministry of Justice<\/p> North West Cultural Partnership<\/p> Passionist Peace & Reconciliation Office<\/p> Playhouse the NW Play Resource Centre<\/p> Youth Action NI<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1484791/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 27 June 2022 (UIN 23420) to the hon Member for North East Fife.<\/p> <\/p> Since this answer was provided, we have published our 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts. The amount spent on consultancy for 2021-22 was £304,400.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472509/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The amount spent on consultants for the last five years by the Northern Ireland Office is set out in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts:<\/p> <\/p> 2017-18<\/strong> - £79,600<\/p> 2018-19<\/strong> - £640,800<\/p> 2019-20<\/strong> - £845,600<\/p> 2020-21<\/strong> - £270,500<\/p> <\/p> The amount for 2021-22 will be included in the Department\u2019s forthcoming Annual Report and Accounts.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on external consultants in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4765", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has held (a) any financial or consultancy contracts and (b) meetings with representatives of (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/177", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gareth Thomas"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107758", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Northern Ireland Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107758/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> The amount spent on consultants each year since 2016 is:<\/p> 2016-17<\/strong> - £ 5,000<\/p> 2017-18<\/strong> - £ 79,600<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many consultants her department has hired since 2016; and what cost to the public purse has been of such consultants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Dowd"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/760743", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Northern Ireland Office"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 7938, on Northern Ireland Office: consultants, to who and for what work the daily rate contracts were awarded; to who the other contract referred to in that Answer was awarded; what payment system was used for that other contract; and what work that other contract involved.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/756549", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Northern Ireland Office"}
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