§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for contracting out work formerly carried out by his Department in the Palace of Westminster.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergIt is Government policy to transfer maintenance work to the private sector wherever possible, but for security and other reasons directly employed labour will still be used fairly extensively at some establishments. At the Palace of Westminster I expect to reduce the labour force by about one third.