§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list all the market tests that have taken place in his Department since November 1991; whether the result was the maintenance of in-house provision or whether the service was contracted out; what was the name of the successful contractor where appropriate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe market tests completed since November 1991 by the Office of Public Service and Science, including its agencies, Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the Central Office of Information and the outcome of these tests is as follows:
Activity tested (and area)
Outcome Conference and event management (CCTA) Contracted out to Viewplan Ltd Data preparation (Chessington Computer Centre) Contracted out to Alpha Numeric Reprographic services (COI) Contracted out to Williams Lea Ltd Security and reception services (Recruitment and Assessment Services) Retained in-house Training (Chessington Computer Centre) Contracted out to Skill Advance and to Data Training
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many staff in his Department are assigned to the market testing programme; how much the programme has cost his Department since November 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThere are seven full-time and 41 part-time staff currently engaged on market testing in the Office of Public Service and Science, including its Agencies, HMSO and COI The cost of market testing since November 1991 has been £705,000.