Written question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 August 2011.

Government Departments: Research and Data

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 21 June (WA 279), what was the variation agreed in the project ““Investigation of the risk of transmission of scrapie in milk of sheep””; and for what reason.

Answer: A contract variation was agreed by the department for the project titled ““Investigation of the risk of transmission of scrapie in milk of sheep”” to enable continuation of the project. The length of the original project was seven years; however the department generally only agrees funding for three years. For longer-running projects the work is assessed and either terminated or continued as originally agreed. The contract variation resulted in an increase (just under £300,000) in total cost of the project to the department, with no change to the original end date of the project.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11121; 729 c364-5WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Government Departments: Research and Data
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Written questions
House of Lords
Notes: Answer received between Thursday 21 July and Monday 25 July 2011.
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Milk Research Sheep Scrapie
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk