Written questions

Department for Business and Trade: Research

Commons · Question 106033 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 23 Jan 2026

The Department for Business and Trade does not maintain central records of feasibility study costs for projects that did not proceed.The information requested is not held in a format that would allow us to provide a comprehensive answer. To collate this i...