§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public money has been spent to date on the commissioning of a management consultancy to draw up a strategic plan to attract inward investment from United States and Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; and what is the total budget allocation for the project.
§ Mr. SackvilleConsultancy support in drawing up an inward investment strategy has been commissioned at a236W cost of £25,000. The budget for implementing the strategy will be determined when the initial stage has been completed.