{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?AnswerDate=2022-07-13&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T14%3A59%3A57.697Z&creator.label=Biography+information+for+Jon+Trickett&min-ddpModified.=2022-07-06T19%3A17%3A41.500Z", "definition" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?AnswerDate=2022-07-13&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T14%3A59%3A57.697Z&creator.label=Biography+information+for+Jon+Trickett&min-ddpModified.=2022-07-06T19%3A17%3A41.500Z", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?AnswerDate=2022-07-13&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T14%3A59%3A57.697Z&_metadata=all&creator.label=Biography+information+for+Jon+Trickett&min-ddpModified.=2022-07-06T19%3A17%3A41.500Z", "first" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=0&AnswerDate=2022-07-13&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T14%3A59%3A57.697Z&creator.label=Biography+information+for+Jon+Trickett&min-ddpModified.=2022-07-06T19%3A17%3A41.500Z", "hasPart" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?AnswerDate=2022-07-13&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T14%3A59%3A57.697Z&creator.label=Biography+information+for+Jon+Trickett&min-ddpModified.=2022-07-06T19%3A17%3A41.500Z", "isPartOf" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?AnswerDate=2022-07-13&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T14%3A59%3A57.697Z&creator.label=Biography+information+for+Jon+Trickett&min-ddpModified.=2022-07-06T19%3A17%3A41.500Z", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487822", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487822/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Department\u2019s consultancy spend is published in BEIS Annual Reporting Accounts within \u2018Legal, professional and consultancy\u2019 costs and can be found in table 4.1 here<\/a>. A more detailed breakdown of consultancy costs can be found in the Accountability Report on page 82.<\/p>

<\/p>

Spend relating to financial year 2021-22 will be published later this year. BEIS Annual Report & Accounts are laid in Parliament once they have been certified by the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG).<\/p>

<\/p>

All consultancy costs with details of the provider are published on gov.uk here<\/a>. Further transactions will be published during 2022.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4839", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jane Hunt"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Loughborough"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jane Hunt"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-18T08:20:32.67Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Consultants"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 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"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "33692"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487823", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487823/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The 21-22 Annual Report & Accounts figures are subject to audit and expected to be published in early November. We are unable to provide data on consultancy spend prior to the conclusion of the audit.<\/p>

The 20-21 consultancy spend as per DCMS 20-21 published accounts (page 135) was £16.6m. The listing for the £16.6m is set out below and is net of a credit of £1.914m on reversed expenditure.<\/p>

The 19-20 consultancy spend as per DCMS 19-20 published accounts (page 135) was £3.9m. The listing for the £3.9m is set out below including £0.164m relating to corrections to the data.<\/p>

Details of all third-party government contracts, including the Supplier, are published on Contracts Finder<\/a> above £10,000, for the core Department, and above £25,000, for the wider public sector.<\/p>

20-21 Consultancy Supplier Listings<\/strong><\/p>

Supplier<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Amount<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

346 Consultancy Limited<\/p><\/td>

10,080.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Anthony William Catt<\/p><\/td>

1,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

ANUBHAV JAIN<\/p><\/td>

5,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Astarte Limited<\/p><\/td>

1,800.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bain & Company Inc UK<\/p><\/td>

906,100.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

BBC Accounts Receivable<\/p><\/td>

13,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

BDO LLP<\/p><\/td>

523,076.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Beckford Executives<\/p><\/td>

500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Behavioural Insights Ltd<\/p><\/td>

9,570.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Brick Court Chambers<\/p><\/td>

5,250.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cabinet Office (Citi Tr)<\/p><\/td>

126,718.18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Climate Associates<\/p><\/td>

11,444.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Contemporary Visual Arts Network<\/p><\/td>

300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cornerstone Barristers<\/p><\/td>

- 270.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Corporate Blue Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

5,700.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

David Fogel<\/p><\/td>

1,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DB Consulting Group Pty Ltd<\/p><\/td>

6,600.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Deloitte LLP<\/p><\/td>

2,512,566.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dentons UKMEA LLP<\/p><\/td>

660,208.30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Department of Education<\/p><\/td>

50,400.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Digirep Nigeria Ltd<\/p><\/td>

12,384.25<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DLA Piper (Liverpool)<\/p><\/td>

330,557.49<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DLA Piper UK LLP (Leeds Office Only)<\/p><\/td>

201,473.12<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DLA Piper UK LLP (London Office Only)<\/p><\/td>

32,153.03<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DLA Piper UK LLP (Sheffield Office Only)<\/p><\/td>

146,966.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dona Haj Ltd<\/p><\/td>

8,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Economic Insight Limited<\/p><\/td>

42,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Enterprise Academy International Limited<\/p><\/td>

19,999.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ernst & Young (EY)<\/p><\/td>

2,499,356.70<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

ETSI (European Telecommunications Standa<\/p><\/td>

123,880.66<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP<\/p><\/td>

111,293.03<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Faculty Science Limited<\/p><\/td>

294,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Faizal Asher Ismail<\/p><\/td>

2,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

FarrPoint Ltd<\/p><\/td>

10,212.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Foreign Commonwealth & Development Off<\/p><\/td>

5,443.09<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Frontier Economics Ltd<\/p><\/td>

221,719.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Fujitsu Services Ltd<\/p><\/td>

133,440.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Georgina Ella Harding Limited<\/p><\/td>

2,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Government Actuary Department<\/p><\/td>

41,451.17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS HQ (GCHQ)<\/p><\/td>

23,851.78<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Government Legal Department<\/p><\/td>

17,673.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

3,840.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Historic England<\/p><\/td>

- 2,058.34<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Home Office<\/p><\/td>

166,725.19<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Infrastructure & Projects Authority<\/p><\/td>

13,880.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Intelligent Risks Limited<\/p><\/td>

6,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

International Association<\/p><\/td>

5,628.93<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kantar UK Ltd<\/p><\/td>

23,902.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Knight Frank LLP<\/p><\/td>

45,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

KPMG LLP<\/p><\/td>

159,285.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lakesmith Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

16,200.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Linklaters LLP<\/p><\/td>

136,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

lnclusion in Arts UK Ltd<\/p><\/td>

150.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Local Partnerships LLP<\/p><\/td>

505,031.88<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mace Ltd<\/p><\/td>

47,030.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Modern Art Oxford<\/p><\/td>

300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mr Christopher Knight - 11KBW<\/p><\/td>

4,301.67<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mr George Peretz<\/p><\/td>

738.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mr K Latham<\/p><\/td>

4,999.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

NESTA<\/p><\/td>

26,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oliver Wyman Ltd<\/p><\/td>

181,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

ON PURPOSE CAREERS LTD<\/p><\/td>

30,768.62<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PA CONSULTING GROUP<\/p><\/td>

35,700.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Pentara Consulting Services Ltd<\/p><\/td>

30,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Pinsent Masons LLP<\/p><\/td>

613,539.58<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Plum Consulting<\/p><\/td>

43,250.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP<\/p><\/td>

3,327,797.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<\/p><\/td>

2,619,488.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Quo Imus Ltd T/a QI Consulting<\/p><\/td>

40,800.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ryan Turner<\/p><\/td>

- 733.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sarah McFadden<\/p><\/td>

2,305.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Savills<\/p><\/td>

4,677.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Scottish Contemporary Art Network - SCAN<\/p><\/td>

300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service<\/p><\/td>

10,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Slaughter and May<\/p><\/td>

628,149.24<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLECTIVE LTD<\/p><\/td>

5,999.99<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Softcat Plc<\/p><\/td>

15,245.52<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Spark Ninety Limited<\/p><\/td>

45,330.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Stance Global Ltd<\/p><\/td>

35,412.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tech Grow Limited<\/p><\/td>

2,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

The Indus Entrepreneurs Bangalore<\/p><\/td>

324.08<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

The Royal Academy of Engineering<\/p><\/td>

3,100.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

THEM Design Ltd<\/p><\/td>

4,800.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

TLT LLP<\/p><\/td>

153,119.12<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Cambridge<\/p><\/td>

4,800.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Up Spring Ltd<\/p><\/td>

1,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

VAGW (Visual Arts Group Wales)<\/p><\/td>

300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Veran Performance Ltd<\/p><\/td>

339,540.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Visual Arts South West<\/p><\/td>

150.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Webb Search Limited<\/p><\/td>

17,360.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West Midlands Combined Authority<\/p><\/td>

36,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wysing Arts Charity<\/p><\/td>

300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts<\/p><\/td>

300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Young Samuel Chambers (YSC) Ltd<\/p><\/td>

14,560.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

YunoJuno Ltd<\/p><\/td>

8,736.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

- 1,941,548.06<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

16,609,721.82<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

19-20 Consultancy Supplier Listings<\/strong><\/p>

Supplier<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Sum of Amount (Posted)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2T Security Ltd<\/p><\/td>

72,300.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3 Reasons Ltd<\/p><\/td>

12,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Alistair Lindsay<\/p><\/td>

16,350.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Annell Howard / Monckton Chambers<\/p><\/td>

- 20.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Anthony William Catt<\/p><\/td>

8,800.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Birmingham Organising Committee for the<\/p><\/td>

21,600.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Blackstone Chambers<\/p><\/td>

1,610.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bloom Procurement Services Ltd<\/p><\/td>

75,455.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP<\/p><\/td>

14,252.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Classical Numismatic Group LLC<\/p><\/td>

50.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Climate Associates<\/p><\/td>

10,760.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Curvestone Ltd<\/p><\/td>

2,796.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

David Fogel<\/p><\/td>

2,392.25<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

David Miller<\/p><\/td>

150.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DB Consulting Group Pty Ltd<\/p><\/td>

11,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Deloitte LLP<\/p><\/td>

667,438.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Digital Radio UK (DRUK)<\/p><\/td>

1,200.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DLA Piper UK LLP (Leeds Office Only)<\/p><\/td>

- 570.32<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dona Haj Ltd<\/p><\/td>

12,682.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Enterprise Academy International Limited<\/p><\/td>

5,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

ETSI (European Telecommunications Standa<\/p><\/td>

127,406.10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Faculty Science Limited<\/p><\/td>

281,400.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Farrer & Co LLP<\/p><\/td>

3,882.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

FarrPoint Ltd<\/p><\/td>

5,700.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Film London<\/p><\/td>

19,900.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Foreign Commonwealth & Development Off<\/p><\/td>

73,783.14<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Frontier Economics Ltd<\/p><\/td>

99,325.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Global Partners Digital Ltd<\/p><\/td>

4,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS HQ (GCHQ)<\/p><\/td>

100,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Government Legal Department<\/p><\/td>

3,347.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP<\/p><\/td>

10,628.18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

26,880.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Historic England<\/p><\/td>

4,935.47<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

HM Courts & Tribunals Service<\/p><\/td>

113,850.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

HMRC (VAT payments)<\/p><\/td>

9,200.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hogan Lovells International LLP<\/p><\/td>

99,725.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Home Office (Citi Trf)<\/p><\/td>

50,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

ICF CONSULTING SERVICES<\/p><\/td>

11,268.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Infrastructure & Projects Authority<\/p><\/td>

24,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ion Industries Ltd<\/p><\/td>

900.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd<\/p><\/td>

94,898.53<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Joanna van der Lande<\/p><\/td>

273.10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

KPMG LLP<\/p><\/td>

198,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lakesmith Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

65,233.35<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Martin Beisly Fine Art Ltd<\/p><\/td>

791.44<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mass Inspire Limited<\/p><\/td>

5,180.49<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Matassa Toffolo Ltd<\/p><\/td>

- 926.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

MHR International UK Ltd<\/p><\/td>

2,595.04<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ministry of Defence<\/p><\/td>

1,153.12<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Miss Laura Smith<\/p><\/td>

50.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

MKF Holdings Ltd t/a China Policy<\/p><\/td>

62,750.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Moorhouse Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

25,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Morton & Eden Ltd<\/p><\/td>

50.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mott MacDonald Ltd<\/p><\/td>

- 0.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mr George Peretz<\/p><\/td>

720.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

My CSP LTD<\/p><\/td>

12,464.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ovum t/a Informa Telecoms & Media Ltd<\/p><\/td>

21,060.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PA CONSULTING GROUP<\/p><\/td>

135,600.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Pinsent Masons LLP<\/p><\/td>

680,143.56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP<\/p><\/td>

119,232.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

QinetiQ Limited<\/p><\/td>

- 16,632.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Quo Imus Ltd T/a QI Consulting<\/p><\/td>

19,200.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Rochelais Limited T/a True & North<\/p><\/td>

1,080.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ryan Turner<\/p><\/td>

5,262.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SALESFORCE COM EMEA LTD<\/p><\/td>

2,311.51<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sally Osman<\/p><\/td>

10,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Savills<\/p><\/td>

187,698.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Social Innovation Camp Ltd<\/p><\/td>

3,840.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sotheby's<\/p><\/td>

150.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Stance<\/p><\/td>

5,184.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Stance Global Ltd<\/p><\/td>

27,648.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sundry Supplier - Non Staff Expenses<\/p><\/td>

832.73<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

The Indus Entrepreneurs Bangalore<\/p><\/td>

2,370.63<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Thomas Upchurch<\/p><\/td>

4,999.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Cambridge<\/p><\/td>

4,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Up Spring Ltd<\/p><\/td>

5,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Venia Consulting Limited<\/p><\/td>

- 1,281.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Who Targets Me Ltd<\/p><\/td>

1,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Xansium Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td>

5,998.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

164,624.96<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,863,931.58<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4361", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Warman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Boston and Skegness"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matt Warman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-19T16:56:34.89Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "10"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her 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"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "33693"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487824", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1487824/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The department spent the following amounts on consultancy in the respective financial years:<\/p>