HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 c560W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Prime Minister what his estimate is of total expenditure by his Office on(a) focus groups and (b) opinion polls in each year from 1995–96 to 2003–04; and if he will make a statement. [162746]

The Prime Minister

I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) on 6 November 2002,Official Report, column 399W and to the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Mr. Salmond) on 20 November 2001, Official Report, column 205W.