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 ““Studies on environmental scrapie strains re-isolated in sheep””; 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). The department does not fund a project titled ““Studies on environmental scrapie strains re-isolated in sheep””. However, it does fund a project titled ““Studies on murine scrapie strains re-isolated in sheep””. For this project a contract variation was agreed to extend the end-date of the project to enable the contractor to undertake additional work at no extra cost to the department.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11340; 729 c409-10WA
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 Research Sheep Scrapie
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk