HC Deb 22 November 1982 vol 32 c352W
Mr. Ioan Evans

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employees in the Civil Service have been replaced by certain services being transferred to the private sector since May 1979; and at what cost.

Mr. Hayhoe

Information on the number of Civil Service posts saved through transfer of services to the private sector has been held centrally only since 1 April 1980. Between that date and 1 April 1982 a reduction of 7,600 posts has been achieved in this way at a gross saving in pay costs of some £50 million in a full year. Decisions on the transfer of services to the private sector is a matter for individual Ministers, and is done only where it is commensurate with sound management and good value for money.