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Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 October 2006. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Monday, 30 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Government Social Research Service

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of the Government Social Research Service in his Department in each of the last five years; how many projects have been completed by the service in that period; and how many people are employed in the service in his Department.
Answer

The Department's expenditure on social research for the last five financial years is given in the following table:

£ million
Financial year Expenditure
2001-02 11.8
2002-03 10.2
2003-04 12.5
2004-05 14.2
2005-06 16.92

The number of projects completed during the last five years, based on the number of social research reports published, is 430 (all social research undertaken by the Department is published).The latest available staffing figures (for the year 2004-05) indicate there are 84 social researchers employed within this Department at a cost of around £4.4 million.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
451 c8W; 95857
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Government Social Research Service
Link
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