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Dept of Health

Answer

Audrey Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the programmes of research funded under his Department's policy research programme, indicating (i) the organisation holding the research contract, (ii) the research unit undertaking the research, (iii) the start date of the contract, (iv) the end date of the contract, (v) the date of the most recent review of the programme, and (vi) whether negotiations are under way for a new contract and the stage reached in these. [110946] Yvette Cooper: The information is given in the table. Following independent review of the Unit's programmes of research, the Department is currently considering new unit contracts. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Contractor Name of research unit Current contract start and end Date of most recent review dates University of Kent Personal Social Services April 1996-March 2001 February 1999 Research Unit London School of Economics and Personal Social Services January 1996-December 2000 February 1999 Political Science Research Unit University of Manchester Personal Social Services April 1996-March 2001 February 1999 Research Unit Research Unit National Institute for Social January 1996-December 2000 October 1998 Work Research Unit University of York Social Policy Research Unit January 1996-December 2000 May 1999 University of Bristol Dartington Social Research Unit January 1996-December 2000 September 1998 University of London Thomas Coram Research Unit January 1996-December 2000 February 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

345 c750W; 110946

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Contracts Expenditure Research Department of Health