§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the polling or public survey organisations employed by her Department in the financial year 1990–91; what were the values of556W individual contracts with these organisations; and what were the purposes of the research undertaken; [18171]
(2) how much was spent by her Department on contracts with polling or public survey organisations in the financial year 1994–95; [18172]
(3) if she will list the polling or public survey organisations employed by her Department in the financial year 1994–95; what were the values of individual contracts with these organisations; and what were the purposes of the research undertaken; [18173]
(4) what was the total amount of money spent by her Department on contracts with polling or public survey organisations in each financial year since 1990–91; [18189]
(5) if she will list the polling or public survey organisations employed by her Department in the financial year 1993–94, the values of individual contracts with these organisations and the purposes of the research undertaken; [18180]
(6) if she will list the polling or public survey organisations employed by her Department in the financial year 1992–93, the value of individual contracts with these organisations and the purposes of the research undertaken. [18181]
(7) if she will list the polling or public survey organisations employed by her Department in the financial year 1991–92, the values of individual contracts with these organisations and the purposes of the research undertaken. [18182]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 5 April 1995]: A list of research projects commissioned from polling or public survey organisations for the financial years 1990–91 to 1994–95 will be placed in the Library. The cost of each individual survey is a matter of commercial confidentiality. Total costs of surveys in each year since 1990–91 are estimated as follows:
£ million 1990–91 2.5 1991–92 3.4 1992–93 5.5 1993–94 6.7 1994–95 5.3