§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 20 December 1999,Official Report, column 386W, on departmental research contacts, if he will (a) state the total expenditure on research let by his Department since May 1997 and (b) list the titles of all research contracts let by his Department for the financial year 1998–99 and costing £20,000 or more, stating what was the value of each contract, and in each case whether the contract included (i) departmental veto over publication of the research results, (ii) departmental control over the date of publication of the research and (iii) a requirement that the final research results incorporate departmental amendments. [107101]
§ Dr. ReidInformation about individual research contracts could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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