HC Deb 16 February 2000 vol 344 cc600-1W
Dr. Harris

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her answer of 21 December 1999,Official Report, column 573W, on departmental research contracts, if she will (a) state total expenditure on research let by her Department since May 1997 and (b) list the titles of all research contracts let by her Department during 1999 and costing £20,000 or more, stating what is 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

Title Value (£) "right" of Veto Date control Departmental amendments
Performance Management Working Group Report 24,555 Yes Internal use only Yes
People Survey 25,000 Yes Yes Yes
Equality Proofing Research 27,436 No Yes Yes
PCSPS 2000 Attitude Survey 28,000 Yes Yes Yes
Women's Incomes Over Lifetime Research 32,415 Yes Yes Yes
IT Infrastructure Library Redevelopment 36,500 Yes Yes Yes
Governance in the Digital Economy 36.806 No No Yes
Demand for 24 hour Public Service Delivery 54,200 Yes Yes Yes
Research for Information System Management Guides 60,000 Yes Yes Yes
Peoples' Panel Ethnic Minority Booster Research 61,500 Yes Yes Yes

Information for earlier years can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. A copy of the standard Cabinet Office terms and conditions has been placed in the Library.