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 ““Unlocking the potential of community composting””; and for what reasons.

Answer: All Defra evidence contracts are closely monitored by Defra specialists working with policy colleagues. Contract variations are required if there are significant changes to any of the details in the original agreement (eg costs, required outputs, timetable, research team, etc). In this particular instance a first variation was arranged to cover substantial revisions to the project report and annexes following review, for an additional cost of £900. A second variation was arranged to extend the end-date to 23 March 2010 to take into account the final detail of the ““Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010”” in the report. There was no cost associated with this second variation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11297; 729 c408WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Government Departments: Research and Data
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Written questions
House of Lords
Notes: Answer received between Monday 25 July and Monday 1 August 2011.
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Compost Research
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk