§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the costs of his Department's market testing unit in each year since 1992, indicating for each year the(a) staff costs, (b) running costs and (c) costs of work commissioned by the unit. [19155]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 10 March 1997]: The information available on the costs of market testing is given in the table. This shows staff costs for the period up to June 1994 and the full costs to date of consultancy support. Information on staff costs since June 1994 and non-staff running costs is not available centrally and could be gathered only at a disproportionate cost.
£ million Year Staff costs Consultancy costs 1992–93 0.965 0.917 1993–94 1.239 0.469 1994–95 0.095 0.064 1995–96 Not separately identified Nil 1996–97 Not separately identified Nil