Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) HMRC on (i) focus group research, (ii) opinion polling and (iii) other forms of opinion research in each of the last 20 years.
The Treasury does not hold research spend for other Governments Departments.
The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.