§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the criteria used by the Home Office to evaluate outside tenders for Home Office tasks which are the subject of market testing exercises.
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§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeEvaluation criteria will be contained, where appropriate, in theEC Journal notice advertising the relevant market tests, or in the invitation to tender documents.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Home Office unions and staff associations have been consulted on the method and content of market testing exercises since January 1992.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeYes, on both a formal and an informal basis.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost of all Home Office market testing exercises to date.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe total cost of the Home Office market testing programme, including consultancies, since November 1991 has been approximately £1,036,000.