§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff have been employed by the Home Office research department since 1975 in each year; how much it has spent on research in each year; and how much finance it has provided for research in grants in each year.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe table below gives the staffing and the intramural and extramural costs of the research unit for the last five years.
Staff provision Intramural cost £ Extramural cost £ 1975–76 80 460,000 241,000 1976–77 80 655,410 300,000 1977–78 73 675,000 273,000 1978–79 72 760,000 280,000 1979–80 69 868,000 409,000 1980–81 69 * 1,069,000 * 561,000 * Estimated.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the reports that have been produced by the Home Office research department over the last two years; and what action has been taken in respect of each.
§ Mr. WhitelawFifteen reports by the Home Office research unit have been published in 1979 and to date in 1980 in the Home Office research studies series; four editions of theResearch Bulletin; and a substantial number of contributions to symposia and journals. These reports have dealt with a wide range of matters intended to assist in the formulation of Home Office policy. It is not feasible to identify particular action with the production of a particular report.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to make reductions in the staffing levels of the Home Office research department and in its financing on internal reserch and grants; if so, by how much; and how he intends to ensure that such research will be carried on in the future.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe future function, organisation and staffing of the research unit, including the financing of grants for research, are under review.
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