§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of state for Social Security what plans she has to stop further market testing of services within her Department. [4609]
§ Mr. FieldMarket testing, part of the competing for quality initiative introduced under the previous Administration, is one of several ways the Department of Social Security has assessed the value of involving the private sector in the delivery of services.
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Rooney).