§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 16 December 1999,Official Report, column 300W, on research contracts, if he will state the total expenditure on research let by his Department since May 1997 and list the titles of all research contracts let by his Department during 1999 and costing £20,000 or more, stating the value of each contract, and in each case whether the contract included (i) departmental veto over publication of the research 582W results, (ii) departmental control over the date of publication of the research and (iii) a requirement that the final research results incorporate departmental amendments; and if he will place a copy of the standard research contract currently in use by his Department in the Library. [107037]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16 December 1999,Official Report, column 300W.