(1) Whether his department has made use of any consultants since the 2004-2005 financial year; if so, (a) how many (i) consultants and (ii) consultancies were used in each financial year, (b) what were their names in each case, (c) what amounts were paid in each financial year to each (i) consultant and (ii) consultancy and (d) who are the directors of the various consultancies that his department has made use of since the 2004-05 financial year; (2) whether any of these consultants and consultancies were formerly in the employ of his department; if so, (a) who are these persons, (b) why did they leave the employ of his department and (c) what was the salary scale of each specified person at the time that he or she left the employ of his department?