§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many research contracts have been let by his Department since May 1997; what is the value of each contract; and in each case whether the contract included(a) a departmental veto over publication of the research results, (b) departmental control over the date of publication of the research results and (c) a requirement that the final research results incorporate departmental amendments. [100150]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 6 December 1999]Information about individual research contracts could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Details of medical and related research funded or supported by the Department can be found in the National Research Register. This is available in the Library and in most medical libraries on CD Rom, and on the internet: http://www.doh.gov.uk/nrr.htm.
Copies of model contracts for the Department's Policy Research Programme and the National Health Service research and development programme are in the Library.
The Department actively encourage publication of research it has funded.