§ 22. Mr. Garel-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of manpower employed by the Property Services Agency.
§ Mr. HeseltineOn 1 May 1980 there were 36,322 staff in post, a reduction of 8.9 per cent. on the numbers in May last year.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWhat steps does my right hon. Friend plan to take to farm out work from the PSA to the private sector?
§ Mr. HeseltineI have made it clear that I intend that a continuing, increasing, proportion of work that can be put to the private sector should find its way there.