§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many private security firms are employed by his Department or bodies associated with his Department; how many personnel are employed, at which locations, on what responsibilities and duties, and at what annual cost; what have been the comparable figures for each of the last three years; and what estimates he has made as to the likely figures for 1984.
§ Mr. ButcherIt is Government policy to contract out security guarding on non-sensitive sites when this is cost effective and makes good management sense. My Department currently employs seven private security firms, the details of which are as follows:
cost for 1984–85 is, therefore, not yet available. No information is available about bodies associated with the Department.