§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects his Department's 1989–90 programme of research in the sexual abuse of children to be concluded and announced to the public.
§ Mr. FreemanCurrent projects being undertaken cover the period 1987 to 1993. Each project will end as determined by its timetable. Projects in the 1989–90 programme have not yet been commissioned. Each individual project will be considered carefully and thoroughly through the Department's research commissioning mechanism. The precise start and finish dates are dependent on the research design and any changes needed in the light of professional, scientific or interdepartmental advice.