Written question asked by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 May 2009. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Departmental Reviews

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) review and (b) taskforce projects his Department has commissioned in each of the last five years; what the purpose of each such project is; when each such project (i) began and (ii) was completed; what the cost of each such project was; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Summary information on taskforces and other standing bodies is available in the annual Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies". Copies of "Public Bodies 2008" are available in the Libraries of the House. Detailed information on ad hoc advisory bodies is available in the Department's Annual Report:"http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/publications/apr/ar2008/"Information about reviews commissioned in the last five years is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information