HC Deb 24 February 1993 vol 219 c632W
35. Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will consider extending market testing to a range of his own Department's activities.

Mr. Howard

My Department is already market testing a range of its own activities, of which the main ones are listed in the citizens charter first report (Cm 2101). But that list also includes the testing of some services which have been provided to the Department by hitherto monopoly suppliers.