§ Mr. Templeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of Government offices in central London are cleaned by outside cleaners under contract; and what saving of public money it is estimated results from the use of contract cleaners instead of Government employees.
§ Mr. MacDermotApproximately two-thirds. The saving, using actual average costs as at October 1965 and assuming no change in performance, is estimated to be about £430,000 a year.