§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the planned manpower levels for each of the next three years from 1 April for(a) Property Holdings and (b) for Property Services Agency services; and what were the manpower levels for the Property Services Agency over each of the previous three years.
§ Mr. ChopeManpower in Property Holdings is currently planned to remain at the present level of 670 non-industrial and 1,060 industrial posts in the coming year, unless its responsibilities are altered. Future manpower levels in PSA Services will depend on the success of its component businesses.
The manpower levels in the agency in the last three years were as follows:
Non-industrials Industrials 1 April 1987 14,621 9,852 1 April 1988 14,339 9,210 1 April 1989 13,555 7,902 Figures exclude staff in the Crown Suppliers and include staff on work for United States forces.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what conditions apply to the setting-up of the Property Services Agency as a Government-owned company; and what is the earliest date that such a company could be formed.
§ Mr. ChopeThe establishment of a Government-owned company is an important step in the process of PSA privatisation. No decision has been taken on the timing of the establishment of such a company.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total cost of employing Price Waterhouse to advise on the commercialisation and privatisation of the Property Services Agency.
§ Mr. ChopeThe total cost of employing Price Waterhouse since it was commissioned in August 1988 has been £7.41 million.