§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total cost of(a) the Touche Ross report into the financial affairs of the North East Wales Institute commissioned by the Higher Education Funding council for Wales, (b) the subsequent Touche Ross report entitled "NEWI Outline Structure Recovery Plan" and (c) the work undertaken to date with regard to NEWI by Mr. Fuller of Touche Ross and his associates. [17861]
§ Mr. Richards[holding answer 3 April 1995]: The report commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales cost £45,237. The subsequent report and the consultancy work were commissioned and paid for by NEWI and the cost of these is a matter for the Institute.