questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial year.
answerText: The amount spent by the Northern Ireland Office on recruitment consultants in the last three years was:2020-21 - £10,3952021-22 - £42,3362022-23 - £20,360 
heading: Northern Ireland Office: Recruitment