Market Testing (Hansard, 1 July 1992)

§ Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the total cost so far of the market-testing initiative in his Department since November 1991.

§ Mr. Forman
A preliminary estimate of the full cost of the market testing initiative within the Department and the Teachers' Pensions Agency since November 1991 is £55,000.

§ Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of savings in his Department as a result of the market-testing programme.

§ Mr. Forman
No such estimate has yet been made.

§ Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will give a date when he will announce the areas of work in his Department to be market tested; and whether all relevant information will be made publicly available.
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§ Mr. Forman
As stated in the White Paper "Competing for Quality", targets for the market testing programme for 1992–93 for the Department and the Teachers' Pensions Agency will be announced later this year.