§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the companies commissioned by his Department in 1992–93 to carry out polling and market research in the course of preparing(a) the further education charter and (b) the higher education charter; and if he will list the areas of research, the questionnaires used and the groups questioned.
§ Mr. BoswellThe Department for Education commissioned The British Market Research Bureau—BMRB—and Research Services Limited—RSL—for both the further education charter and the higher education charter. BMRB undertook research among students, parents and the wider community and RSL specifically consulted employers. All areas of research undertaken are reflected in both charters.