HC Deb 18 April 1994 vol 241 c387W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the cost to be incurred for each exercise in market testing in progress or planned within the Overseas Development Administration; and what is his projection for the saving to be made.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Under the "Competing for Quality" initiative, quality improvements are as important as financial savings. We do not make presumptions about levels of savings in advance of the test.

Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what market tests have been completed; what market tests are in progress; and what market tests are planned for the Overseas Development Administration;

(2) what was the cost of each exercise in market testing completed to date within the Overseas Development Administration; and how much money was saved as a result of the exercise.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The requested information is recorded in the "Citizen's Charter Second Report 1994" published in March, Cm. 2540.

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