§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer of 24 July 1998,Official Report, column 745, if he will publish (a) the budgeted figures for spending on the second wave of research and (b) the budgeted spending figures for 1998–99 for spending on the people's panel. [53897]
§ Mr. KilfoyleThe figures are as follows.
(a) The budgeted figure for spending by the Cabinet Office on the second wave of research using the People's Panel is £60,000. Budgeted figures of other departments and public bodies are not yet known.
(b) The budgeted figure for spending by the Cabinet Office on the People's Panel in 1998–99 is about £500,000.