§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the market tests that have taken place in his Departments since November 1992 and indicate, in each case, whether the result was the maintenance of in-house provision, or whether the service was contracted-out.
§ Mr. NelsonThe information requested is as follows. It covers new market testing only and does not include the retesting of services which are already contracted-out. It also excludes market tests currently in progress but not yet completed.
Result Inland Revenue Bulk Mailing (Employers' Annual Pack) Contracted-out Catering (Telford) Contracted-out Customs and Excise London HQ typing services Retained in-house Southend HQ typing services Retained in-house Regional Executive Units typing services Retained in-house London HQ messenger services Retained in-house Internal Audit Retained in-house Vehicle fleet management Part retained in-house, part contracted-out Department for National Savings Catering Services The market test covered four units with a combination of in-house and contracted-out services. The service was retained in-house at one location, the existing external supplier selected at two others, and a fresh external supplier selected at the fourth