Oral Question·Treasury
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 16 June 2021Answered: 22 June 2021
Asked by
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
Georgia Gould
Under the Conservative Government, too much taxpayers’ money was wasted on eye-watering consultancy contracts. We are taking steps to stop all non-essential Government consultancy spending this year and halve Government spending on consultancy in future years. [ Interruption. ] It might be hard for Conservative Members to hear about their record, but it is harder for us to live with it.