§ Mr. Colvinasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what element of privatisation has been undertaken at the Central Office of Information; what has been the saving in terms of cash and manpower in 1982–83; and what is projected for 1983–84.
§ Mr. Hayhoe:The Central Office of Information has carried out privatisation in three areas: the film and videotape handling operations of the central film library; certain directing and editing functions in film production; and the mailing of certain publications.
The savings in cash and manpower in 1982–83 will be:
Manpower Cash£ Central film library 38 15,000 Film production 26 105,000 Publications mailing 2 7,000 66 127,000 Projected savings for 1983–84 are:
Cash£ Central film library 15,000 Film production 100,000 Publications mailing 7,000 122,000 The possibility of further privatisation in the financial year 1983–84 is under consideration.