§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure improved value for money in public sector expenditure.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn the annual review of public spending we look not only at the money spent but also at what is being achieved and how to get better value for the money. We use reviews and scrutinies to look in depth at particular areas; measures and targets for output and performance to set out in advance what a programme is 827W expected to achieve, by when and at what cost, and better financial management in departments for better choices in the day to day management of programmes.