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Lord Chancellors Dept

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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list for (a) 1992-93, (b) 1993-94, (c) 1994-95, (d) 1995-96, (e) 1996-97, (f) 1997-98, (g) 1998-99, (h) 1999-2000 and (i) 2000-01, (I) his Department's total spending on quantitative and qualitative surveys of policy issues by focus groups, opinion polling, task forces or other means and (II) the cost of each individual project. [146594] Jane Kennedy: Spending by the Department on market and opinion research on policy issues for 1999-2000 was £161,004. Information so far available for spending in 2000-01 gives a total of £39,848. Figures for earlier years are not readily available. The individual projects and their cost are shown in the table. In addition, in 2000-01 the Department has provided funding for the Review of Tribunals being undertaken by Sir Andrew Leggatt to research and evaluate the views and experiences of recent applicants to a tribunal at a cost of £24,375. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Projects undertaken £ 1999-2000 Provision of Information Meetings: market research findings 30,000 Community Legal Service: strategy development research 41,854 Community Legal Service: quality market and brand identity 49,150 evaluation Total 161,004 2000-01 Office for National Statistics Omnibus Module: non-pecuniary loss 2,336 Factors affecting the decision to apply for Silk and judicial 9,652 office The effects on magistrates of learning that the defendant has a 27,860 previous conviction Total 39,848 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

146594; 361 c573-4W;361 c575-6W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Expenditure Government departments Lord Chancellor's Department Market research Surveys

Contains statistics

Yes

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