§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by his Department in each of the past five years on the evaluation of departmental programmes; and what proportion this constitutes of(a) the amount allocated for evaluation and (b) the Department's total budget.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 28 July 1988]: Responsibility for the evaluation of programmes is delegated to 70 programme managers, within central guidelines, and forms part of the work itself. It is not possible to identify separately the resources involved.