HC Deb 07 June 1993 vol 226 cc1-2W
Mr. Gerrard

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what safeguards are in place to protect the confidentiality of public records should their administration be contracted out to private sector companies under existing market-testing proposals.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The existing market testing programme within the Public Record Office does not extend to the function of the administration of public records.