§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the staff attitude surveys carried out in the Northern Ireland civil service over the last five years, the particular topic investigated, which consultants were employed and at what cost in consultants fees and civil service expenditure. [38481]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested is as follows:
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Year Organisation Survey topic Consultants Cost consultant fees(ex VAT) £ Civil service expenditure £ 1995 Child Support Agency (CSA) Organisation climate survey to gauge feelings of staff about structures and workings of CSA Research and Evalution Services 6000 — 1995 Social Security Agency (SSA) Research to identify the underlying causes of sick absence in the Agency The Industrial Society (Survey not yet completed) 10,000 —