Written question asked by Anne Campbell (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 February 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 February 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many research and development procurement opportunities were disseminated by the Department to small and medium-sized enterprises registered through the Small Business Research Initiative in each year since 2001-02 to date; and what the value of such opportunities was in each case. - Includes no figures.

Answer: Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many research and development procurement opportunities were disseminated by the Department to small and medium-sized enterprises registered through the Small Business Research Initiative in each year since 2001-02 to date; and what the value of such opportunities was in each case. [207012] Miss Melanie Johnson: All calls for research proposals published by the Department are open to all research providers able to meet the requirements of the brief. Some limitations are imposed in the national programme on new and emerging applications of technology, which funds the development of innovative health and social care products and interventions where there is no commercial sponsor for the technology in its present state of development.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 207012; 430 c1625W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Government departments Small businesses Research Department of Health
Contains statistics: Yes
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