§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Attorney-General if he will give a date when he will announce the areas of work in his Department to be market tested; and whether all relevant information will be made publicly available.
The Attorney-GeneralProposals for market testing relating to the Departments for which I am responsible are being considered and an announcement will be made later in the year. Any relevant information will be made available, subject to the need to protect commercial confidentiality.
§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Attorney-General what estimate he has made of savings in his Department as a result of the market-testing programme.
The Attorney-GeneralIn 1991 the Crown prosecution service contracted out its headquarters reprographic operation at a saving of around £90,000 per year. No other estimates have been made.
§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Attorney-General what has been the total cost so far of the market-testing initiative in his Department since November 1991.