§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the NAO report on the operation of the Cambridge MIT Institute. [115427]
§ Ms HewittI understand that the Comptroller and Auditor General has written to the hon. Member about CMI. However, there have been no published findings by the National Audit Office on the Cambridge MIT Institute project
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will place in the Library the independent review into the operation of the Cambridge MIT Institute commissioned by her Department in June 2001. [115428]
§ Ms HewittMy Department commissioned the review to provide detailed advice and guidance to Ministers on a confidential basis. It was shared in confidence with the Board of the Cambridge MIT Institute Ltd. which is a company limited by guarantee.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangement her Department has with the Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) for evaluating the success of the CMI project on its termination in 2006. [115443]
§ Ms HewittThe DTI's contract with CMI requires CMI to give a full account of its achievements against agreed/stated objectives. DTI will commission an independent review of the CMI project on its termination.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the projects funded by the Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) since it started operation. [115444]
§ Ms HewittDetails of the projects funded by CMI are given on the CMI website, www.cambridge-mit.org, which provides information on the wide range of activities, projects and initiatives funded by the Board of CMI since it started operations in 2000.