Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Monday, 12 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 May 2003. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Friday, 16 May 2003 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many research projects the (a) Social Exclusion Unit and (b) Urban Policy Unit commissioned (i) in 2003-04 and (ii) 2002-03; and what the criteria for selection of each project were. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many research projects the (a) Social Exclusion Unit and (b) Urban Policy Unit commissioned (i) in 2003-04 and (ii) 2002-03; and what the criteria for selection of each project were. [113558] Mrs. Roche: The numbers of research projects commissioned is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002-03 2003-041 Social Exclusion Unit 13 3 Urban Policy 26 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 to date The criteria for selecting projects for inclusion in the Office's research programmes is that they meet policy requirements. All of the Office's programmes of research are agreed by Ministers.

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