§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the research projects(a) currently under way and (b) planned by his Department, giving the title of the research and its completion date in each case.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer 30 April 1991]: Research commissioned by my Department and planned commissions are as follows:
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Project title Estimated completion date In progress: Competitiveness of United Kingdom financial services June 1991 Econometric modelling of labour and products market September 1991 ESRC Macroeconomic Modelling Consortium (contribution) Ongoing Indirect taxation research March 1992 IT for the disabled December 1991 Valuation of overseas direct investment August 1991 Vintage capital project June 1991
Project title Estimated completion date Planned: Applicability to Government of new accounting techniques and concepts March 1992 Career management March 1992 Effects of the Social Charter March 1992 Employee and potential employee opinion research March 1992 Literature search on performance pay March 1992