To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many contracts were awarded by the Cabinet Office to Opinion Leader Research in each year since 1997; and what was (a) the title and purpose, (b) the cost to the public purse and (c) the dates of (i) tender, (ii) award, (iii) operation and (iv) completion and report to the Office in each case. (165394)

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) and the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 9 October 2007, Official Report, column 530W, and the answer given to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) by the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Hilary Armstrong) on 13 June 2007, Official Report, column 1038W.