§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the ministerial advisers appointed in his Department for each year since 1979, the salary each person received, whether paid directly or to another employer, and the duties undertaken, whether solely in his Department or in conjunction with other Departments; and if he will make a statement. 15W building and (f) gardening since 1985; and what percentage of those services are performed by outside contracts.
§ Mr. GristOf the 78 contracts let by competitive tendering since 1985 for catering, cleaning and laundry services, one domestic contract (4 per cent. of total service costs) and one laundry contract (2.5 per cent. of total service costs) were let to private contractors. All other contracts let so far for these services have been awarded to in-house teams. There is no doubt that cost-effectiveness has been greatly improved as a result of the tendering process. Information on engineering, building and gardening services is not held centrally.