§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Prime Minister if she will give the title of each progress report that has been made to her by the efficiency unit since its inception; and, in each case, when she received the report and whether it was subsequently published.
§ The Prime MinisterThe efficiency unit reports to me from time to time on a variety of matters. The unit's reports "Consultancy, Inspection and Review Services in Government Departments", which I received in July 1984, and "Making Things Happen: a report on the implementation of government efficiency scrutinies", which I received in May 1985, were published. The unit also keeps me in touch with progress on the central scrutiny programme: topics included are listed annually, most recently in response to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Mr. Howarth) on 6 April 1987 at column23.