§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what topics have been covered in the efficiency unit's central scrutiny programme in the last financial year; and which scrutiny reports can be made available to the general public.
§ Mr. WaldegraveFourteen efficiency scrutinies or similar reviews have been undertaken by Departments in 1992–l93 in association with the Prime Minister's adviser on efficiency and the efficiency unit. The programme, including those which are not yet completed, is as follows:
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Department/Title of Scrutiny Completed Report: Publicly available HM Customs and Excise External Consultants No Ministry of Defence VIP Flying Under consideration Department of the Environment LA Superannuation Scheme Yes Department for Education Information Needs Under consideration Inland Revenue Valuation Office Under consideration Northern Ireland Office Community Economic Regeneration Scheme Under consideration Department of Social Security Property Management Under consideration Document Retention Under consideration Welsh Office Health Promotion Yes HM Treasury Principal Civil Service Pensions Scheme Yes Purchasing Group Under consideration Not Completed
Department/Title of Scrutiny Completed Report: Publicly available Inland Revenue Common Causes of Error Department of Social Security Fraud and Security Customer Satisfaction Decisions on the publication of scrutiny reports are taken by the Ministers responsible for the scrutinies concerned. In a number of cases, where a scrutiny has been recently completed or is not yet complete, no decision on publication has been made.