§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the cost of all research undertaken by his Department since May 1997, excluding the cost of green papers and other public consultation documents drafted by his officials; and if he will list in each case the organisations which undertook that research. [52699]
§ Mr. Mandelson[holding answer 29 July 1998]: Disaggregated information in the form requested, which is not held centrally within the Department, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.