§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much the study on honourable Members' correspondence with his Department's Ministers is going to cost; and why this work is not being done by his senior officials and parliamentary private secretaries.
§ Sir George YoungThe estimated cost of the survey by the School for Advanced Urban Studies is £8,245. This is comparable with the cost which would be incurred if the work were undertaken by an official of principal rank. The organisation conducting the study has the necessary experience of this type of social survey.