§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list all the market tests that have taken place in his Department since November 1991; whether the result was the maintenance of in-house provision or whether the service was contracted out; what was the name of the successful contractor where appropriate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryOf the market tests completed since November 1991, only two have involved the comparison of bids from internal and external service providers. These were
Headquarters reprographic services;Headquarters photographic services.The result of both market tests was the maintenance of the in-house provision.