§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now cancel further privatisation plans of his Department including the contractorisation proposals at COD Donnington.
§ Mr. FreemanContracting out of support services, where this is shown to offer a more cost efective alternative to retaining the task in-house, is an important element in the Department's continuing search for efficiency and value for money. We have no intention of cancelling our plans in this area.