§ Mr. Simon Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has evaluated the present pilot schemes for Civil Service catering; and when he expects to reach a decision about their extension across the Civil Service.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe last of the pilot projects forecast in the Government statement of 1 February is due to start shortly. Evaluation of the different strategies for Civil Service catering which the projects are designed to test cannot take place until all of them have run their course. It will therefore be some months before any decisions based on that evaluation can be taken.