§ Mr. John Garrettasked the Minister for the Civil Service which departmental support services have been subjected to cost cutting exercises, referred to in Cmnd. 8170, February 1981, paragraph 14d.
§ Mr. HayhoeDepartmental support services which are under examination include messengers, telecommunications, post, typing and training. Exercises to be started include purchasing and store stockholdings, travel, reprographics and office services. These interdepartmental studies are supplemented by a cost consciousness campaign designed to bring home to individual civil servants the costs of items in everyday use. Efficiency studies are also conducted by individual Government Departments on a regular basis.