§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 25 May 2000,Official Report, column 581W, if he will place copies of all unpublished results of market and opinion research relating to the work of the Millennium Commission and the operation of the Dome in the Library. [124905]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 8 June 2000]: The main focus of the Millennium Commission is the distribution of grants through its funding programmes. A small amount of market research has been carried out in relation to the way in which the Millennium Commission is viewed rather than the work that it has funded. The results have only internal relevance and are used by the Commission's Communications Department to assess the impact of their communications strategy. For this reason it would not be appropriate to publish or release this research. However, the Commission did undertake 212W opinion research which looked at how MPs regard the work of the Commission. A summary of the results of this work will be placed in the Library.
The majority of market research relating to those projects funded by the Millennium Commission is undertaken by the projects themselves. As part of the application process and subsequent development and operation of projects, market research is often carried out. However, this research is the property of the projects and is provided to the Commission on a confidential basis.