§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the current projects included in his Department's research budget; and what proportion of his Department's research budget is spent on research to improve standard spending assessments.
§ Mr. GummerMy Department is currently funding over 800 research projects. As the list of these projects runs to several pages, I will write to the hon. Member with a copy of the list.
It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the proportion of my Department's current research budget which will be spent on research to improve standard spending assessments until the research is commissioned, but it is not expected to exceed 0.05 per cent. in 1994–95.