Combat Effectiveness Gender Study (Hansard, 4 July 2001)

HC Deb 04 July 2001 vol 371 c182W 182W

§ Mr. Key
To ask he Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of the combat effectiveness gender study; and if he will make a statement. [1791]

§ Mr. Hoon
Work on the study into the effect of gender upon combat effectiveness has mainly been carried out by staff in the course of their normal business, and the costs have not therefore been recorded. Those costs that can be identified relate to work conducted on our behalf by contractors. This amounts to approximately £100,000.