HC Deb 23 January 1978 vol 942 cc472-3W
Mr. Wrigglesworth

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department's banking business was last put out to competitive tender.

Dr. Gilbert

The Ministry of Defence has never put its banking business out to competitive tender. It utilises the services of the Paymaster-General's Office for most of its banking business, but where commercial facilities are needed a suitably located branch of one of the banks on the Treasury approved list is used. Convenience and cost-effectiveness are the prime considerations.