§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what guidance has been issued to Government departments and executive agencies on the criteria to be employed in the(a) designing, (b) commissioning and (c) interpretation of the findings of focus groups; [43077]
(2) if he will list the (a) companies, (b) organisations and (c) individuals who have supplied Government departments and executive agencies with information from focus groups and the fees paid in each case. [43076]
§ Dr. David ClarkI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Gibb) on 20 April 1998,Official Report, column 536.
Information on which companies, organisations or individuals have supplied Departments and Executive Agencies with information from focus groups, and the fees paid in each case is not held centrally.