The Department for Transport increased spending on major consulting firms to £88m in 2019-20, up 156% on 2017-18

2019-20 spending

2017-18 spending

£88m

Departments are shown in order of highest spending in 2019-20

+156%

Transport

£67m

£58m

-16%

-37%

International Dev

Defence

£56m

£57m

+190%

+788%

Home Office

Cabinet Office

£28m

£22m

+268%

+564%

Foreign Office

Work & Pensions

£17m

£12m

+26%

+4%

Education

International Trade

£9m

£9m

-6%

-22%

HMRC

Health & Social Care

£8m

£7m

+167%

-8%

Scottish govt

Treasury

£6m

£6m

+153%

+11%

Environment

Business, Energy

& Industrial Strategy

£5m

£2m

+123%

+3%

Justice

Welsh govt

£1m

£0m

+637%

-90%

Housing

Exiting the EU

2019-20 spending

£67m

£58m

2017-18 spending

£88m

-16%

-37%

Departments are shown in order of highest spending in 2019-20

+156%

Transport

International Dev

Defence

£56m

£28m

£22m

+268%

+564%

£57m

+190%

+788%

Home Office

Cabinet Office

Foreign Office

Work & Pensions

£9m

£17m

£12m

£9m

+26%

+4%

-6%

-22%

Education

International Trade

HMRC

Health & Social Care

£8m

£7m

£6m

£6m

+167%

-8%

+153%

+11%

Scottish govt

Treasury

Environment

Business, Energy

& Industrial Strategy

£5m

£2m

£1m

£0m

+123%

+3%

+637%

-90%

Justice

Welsh govt

Housing

Exiting the EU