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Cabinet Office

Answer

Dr. Harris: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her answer of 21 December 1999, Official Report, column 573W, on departmental research contracts, if she will (a) state total expenditure on research let by her Department since May 1997 and (b) list the titles of all research contracts let by her Department during 1999 and costing £20,000 or more, stating what is the value of each contract, and in each case whether the contract included (i) departmental veto over publication of the research results, (ii) departmental control over the date of publication of the research and (iii) a requirement that the final research results incorporate departmental amendments; and if she will place a copy of the standard research contract currently in use by her Department in the Library. [107093] Mr. Ian McCartney: Details of my Department's expenditure on research contracts let during 1999 and costing £20,000 or more are given as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Title Value (£) Right of Veto Date control Departmental amendments Performance Management 24,555 Yes Internal use only Yes Working Group Report People Survey 25,000 Yes Yes Yes Equality Proofing Research 27,436 No Yes Yes PCSPS 2000 Attitude Survey 28,000 Yes Yes Yes Women's Incomes Over 32,415 Yes Yes Yes Lifetime Research IT Infrastructure Library 36,500 Yes Yes Yes Redevelopment Governance in the Digital 36.806 No No Yes Economy Demand for 24 hour Public 54,200 Yes Yes Yes Service Delivery Research for Information 60,000 Yes Yes Yes System Management Guides Peoples' Panel Ethnic 61,500 Yes Yes Yes Minority Booster Research _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Information for earlier years can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. A copy of the standard Cabinet Office terms and conditions has been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

344 c600-1W; 107093

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Disclosure of information Contracts Expenditure Government departments Research Cabinet Office

Contains statistics

Yes