Departmental Functions and Staff Requirements (Survey)

HC Deb 10 February 1969 vol 777 cc242-3W

Mr. David Howell

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will list the Government services so far identified as unnecessary on cost-benefit grounds consequent upon the survey of departmental functions and staff requirements being undertaken by the Civil Service Department.

Mrs. Hart

Departmental functions and staff requirements are kept under continuous review by Departments themselves and the Civil Service Department. This is at present reinforced by the investigation of Civil Service manning by a panel of businessmen; the results of which are not yet available.