Written question asked by Anne Campbell (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 February 2005. It was answered by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Monday, 28 February 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expenditure (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which his Department is responsible have made on research and development by private sector companies in each financial year since 2001-02.

Answer: Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what expenditure (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which his Department is responsible have made on research and development by private sector companies in each financial year since 2001-02. [206993] Fiona Mactaggart: It is not possible to provide the information requested in respect of the core Home Office and its agencies. While it is possible to provide total expenditure on third party suppliers an analysis by supplier or category of supplier cannot be provided without additional investigation and at disproportionate cost. The Home Office currently sponsors the following agencies: Criminal Records Bureau Probation Service Prison Service United Kingdom Passport Service Only the Core Home Office and Passport Service have recorded expenditure on Research and Development within the period covered by the question and these figures have been provided in response to separate questions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 206993; 431 c1013W;431 c1009W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Executive agencies Expenditure Government departments Home Office Private sector Research
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