HC Deb 06 December 1996 vol 286 cc798-9W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the costs of preparing and producing the report on the provision of community care services in Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross. [7815]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The costs of preparing and producing the report on the provision of community care services in Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross were as follows:

Item £
Report preparation
Manager's time 7,700
Inspectors' time (includes 20 per cent. overhead costs) 26,250
Administrative support 1,000

Item £
Consultancy (Price Waterhouse) 19,364
Market research costs 2,643
Research assistance 1,865
Total 58,822
Report production
Production of summary report 295
HMSO 17,953
Total 18,248
Combined total cost 77.070