§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list for(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, (c) 1991–95, (d) 1995–96, (e) 1996–97, (f) 1997–98, (g) 1998–99, (h) 1999–2000 and (i) 2000–01, (I) his Department"s total spending on quantitative and qualitative surveys of policy issues by focus groups, opinion polling, task forces or other means and (II) the cost of each individual project. [146595]
§ Mr. WilsonThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not collect separate data on expenditure on the categories listed. It would involve disproportionate expense to retrieve this information from various sources and itemise the individual projects.