To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which projects his Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for which figures are available; what the aim of each project was; which think tank or charity was commissioned; and how much was paid. (221602)

The Cabinet Office commissions work from a range of organisations to help support its work across government including supporting the environment for a thriving third sector.

The Cabinet Office does not hold a central list of contractors for all projects commissioned and to compile one could be done only at disproportionate cost.