§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee what is the cost to public funds for arranging for a comprehensive survey of potential demand for a 315W parliamentary child care facility; how much Research Services Ltd. is being paid to prepare a questionnaire; to how many people the questionnaire has been sent; and when he hopes to make a statement as to the conclusions.
§ Mr. Michael J. MartinFollowing deliberations in the Administration Committee, the Department of Finance and Administration commissioned the preparation and circulation of the questionnaire on parliamentary child care facilities to some 4,100 recipients who work in the parliamentary estate. The Committee expects to report the results of the suvey to the House of Commons Commission early in the new year. For reasons of commercial confidentiality it is not appropriate to publish the cost of the exercise.