§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer to my hon. Friend for Crewe and Nantwich (Mrs. Dunwoody) of 28 July 1998,Official Report, columns 132–34, what new resources will be committed to funding the New Centre for Management and Policy Studies within the Cabinet Office; if the research the centre will commission will be published; and if the centre will be covered by the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. [54867]
§ Mr. KilfoyleI have been asked to reply.
The cost of setting up the new Centre for Management and Policy Studies will be within the CSR settlement agreed for the Cabinet Office. My officials are continuing discussions on implementing the changes announced in the House by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. Decisions to publish research commissioned by the Centre will be based on its appropriateness. The Centre is expected to abide by the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.