§ Mr. TraceyTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he is taking to encourage procurement from the private sector in the field of computer software and information systems for the provision of functions currently carried out in-house.
§ Mr. Robert JacksonThe citizens charter White Paper (Cm 2101), published on 25 November, gives details of Departments' plans for market testing to September 1993. A number of Departments list all or part of their information systems/information technology functions as candidates for market testing to September 1993.
Through the market-testing process, Departments will buy in support services wherever they offer better value for money.