§ Mr. Sainsburyasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many staff have been employed in the Management Services Division of the Civil Service Department in each of the last five years; and on how many occasions in the last five years has the Management Services Division employed outside consultants.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe number of staff employed in the management services divisions of the Civil Service Department on 1st October each year since 1970 is as follows:
1970 109 1971 116 1972 118 1973 98 1974 100 1975 103 During this period the divisions have employed outside consultants on 43 specific occasions. In addition, there is a standing contract with one institution which has been used to provide a number of consultants on those occasions when fluctuations in demand and workload have made this necessary.
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§ Mr. Sainsburyasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the total value of the financial economies achieved by Government Departments as a result of studies carried out in co-operation with the Management Services Division of the Civil Service Department in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe greater part of the divisions' work is devoted to improving systems for the allocation and control of resources; the savings that result cannot normally be quantified. Some savings are however identifiable. Those expected from work done over the last 12 months are of the order of £4 million, part once-for-all, part recurrent. Further substantial savings are expected from other projects now in hand.