(2) when he expects the final report of the Street Trading and Pedlar Review commissioned by his Department from Durham University to be made available to hon. Members.
[holding answer 23 October 2008]: BERR does not intend to publish the interim report of the Street Trading and Pedlary Review. The primary purpose of the interim report is to allow Government and the researchers to take stock of the project, consider any procedural issues and identify any gaps in the evidence before the final report is compiled. Policy decisions will not be made based on the interim report and it was always intended to be for BERR internal use only.
The final report of the Street Trading and Pedlary Review is due to be submitted by Durham university later this autumn. Following this my ministerial colleagues and I will consider its findings. We hope to release the final report to hon. Members and the public early in the new year.