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Departments: Opinion Leader Research

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) value and (b) purpose was of each payment made by her Department to Opinion Leader Research since 1997. [141520]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department paid the following amounts to Opinion Leader Research.

Financial year £

2002-03

47,762.59

2003-04

68,859.25

2004-05

48,175.00

2005-06

4,772.86

2006-07

71,674.99

2007-08 (to May)

70,500.00


The company was commissioned to undertake a number of studies to support and inform policy development within the Department.

Data for earlier years are not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Departments: Personnel

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been provided in 2007-08 for the funding of displaced staff within her Department. [135872]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This information can be found on page 14 of the 2007-08 business plan, which has been placed in the Library and is available at:

Departments: Property

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what properties her Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years. [139355]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department owns and has owned the following property for the last five years:

The Department has rented the following properties in each of the last five years


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Property 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Bartholomew House, Birmingham

X

Belgrave Road, London

X

X

X

Berkeley Square, Bristol

X

X

Canons Park, Stanmore

X

X

X

X

Chalfont Drive, Nottingham

X

X

X

Cressington House, Liverpool

X

X

Dominions House, Bristol

X

X

Eastbourne Terrace, London

X

X

Eastway Business Park, Preston

X

X

Eileen House, London

X

X

X

X

Fulwood House, Sheffield

X

Hannibal House, London

X

X

X

X

Heron House, London

X

X

X

Hinchley Wood, Surbiton

X

X

X

X

J. Rothschild House, Nottingham

X

X

St. James Place House, Nottingham

X

X

John Snow House, Durham

X

11 Strand, London

X

X

X

X

Ladywood House, Birmingham

X

X

Market Towers, London

X

X

X

X

Block A, Millenium Park, Warrington

X

X

X

X

Block B, Millenium Park, Warrington

X

X

—-

Premier Buildings, Nelson

X

X

X

X

X

New Kings Beam House, London

X

X

X

Quarry House, Leeds

X

X

X

X

X

Piccadilly Exchange, Manchester

X

Skipton House, London

X

X

X

X

X

The Sanctuary, London

X

X

Tynebridge Tower, Gateshead

X

X

X

Waterloo International Terminal, London

X

X

X

West Point, Manchester

X

X

Westwood House, Bristol

X

X

Notes:
X = rented properties

Departments: Recruitment

Mr. Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department and its agencies paid to recruitment consultants in each year since 1997. [140037]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departments: Travel Agents

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department and its agencies paid in travel agencies' fees in each year since 1997. [139906]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The net payment made to travel agencies by the Department since 1997 has been:

Net payment (£)

1997-98

(1)

1998-99

27,840

1999-2000

46,469

2000-01

32,700

2001-02

(2)0

2002-03

15,329

2003-04

36,966

2004-05

15,687

2005-06

66,780

2006-07

24,443

(1) No record. (2) Travel agency fees 2001-02—nil net costs. In that year, the Department contracted with Carlson Wagonlit. This company received commissions from the rail and air operating companies to offset the management/contract costs charged to the Department. In other years, companies invoiced the Department for payment of these costs.

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