HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 c1161W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much the Department spent on(a) opinion polling and (b) market research in the last financial year; and if he will make a statement. [139990]

Mr. Lammy

My Department conducts a range of exercises to measure public satisfaction with services and to assess future needs. Information regarding expenditure on such activities is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.