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Mr. Robert Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the cost of the management consultants Inbucon's report relating to IPD (Industrial) Ltd. was borne on public funds; what was the total cost involved; and why it was decided that the report should be confidential to his Department and the employers.
Mr. Heffer
As I stated on 9th December the cost of the Inbucon report relating to IPD (Industrial) Ltd. amounted to £10,500 and was borne on public funds. The report is confidential because it contains commercially confidential information.