HC Deb 31 January 1967 vol 740 cc36-7W
35. Mr. David Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will assign specific cost reduction programmes to all Government Departments; and whether he will publish periodic reviews of progress with these programmes.

Mr. Diamond

No: the way to secure more efficiency is rather to make use of the full range of techniques available to modern management.

50. Mr. David Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what specific gains in productivity have been achieved in Government Departments following the recent Conference on Productivity.

Mr. Diamond

Efforts to improve efficiency in Government Departments, to get better value for money and to improve productivity, are continuous and are not specially related to the Conference on Productivity.

62. Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further progress he has made towards establishing United Kingdom Government Departments, research establishments or adjuncts of either in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Diamond

None, having regard to the difficulty of finding a unit of work suitable for transferring to Northern Ireland.