HC Deb 01 June 1981 vol 5 c235W
Mr. Wickenden

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how much, in the most recent convenient year, was expended by his Department in commissioning studies and reports by outside organisations or individuals.

Mr. Eyre

£960,562 was expended by the Department of Trade in the financial year 1980–81 on studies and reports commissioned from outside organisations and individuals. This sum includes £753,058 expended on investigations by inspectors appointed under the Companies Act 1948.