§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what studies Her Majesty's Treasury have made of the possibility of greater economy in the cost of public services by relying on contractors to provide these services.
§ Mr. BrittanThe Government believe that there is scope for achieving economies in the cost of public services by contracting out to the private sector. I have asked colleagues to examine the scope for securing greater economy by contracting out particular services. It is the responsibility of individual Departments to identify possible candidates and assess the benefits or costs of relying on contractors. In the case of local authority services, the responsibility for contracting out a particular function lies with the individual local authority concerned.
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Gross Domestic Product, Per Capita, in US Dollars—at Current Prices and Exchange Rates 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Canada 1,258 1,482 1,747 1,776 1,751 1,853 2,040 2,119 2,112 2,216 2,230 United States 1,896 2,152 2,223 2,304 2,261 2,417 2,502 2,586 2,577 2,743 2,805 Japan — — 200 222 244 265 297 336 346 385 463 Australia* 925 963 1,062 1,141 1,195 1,257 1,337 1,336 1,415 1,524 1,561 New Zealand† 1,027 1,042 1,056 1,148 1,243 1,284 1,319 1,380 1,416 1,481 1,658 Austria 374 467 541 459 520 595 662 730 758 804 889 Belgium — — — 929 961 1,013 1,077 1,126 1,136 1,168 1,236 Denmark 728 775 821 871 904 937 995 1,053 1,099 1,206 1,296 Finland 588 849 868 848 931 1,018 1,118 1,071 928 1,001 1,140 France 695 845 988 1,022 1,073 1,137 1,252 1,324 1,303 1,228 1,323 Germany 468 566 642 685 731 826 902 971 1,030 1,112 1,310 Greece 289 343 356 262 264 301 345 368 383 393 421 Iceland* 932 1,151 1,254 1,464 1,596 1,790 2,056 2,136 2,449 2,699 ‡1,333