§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when his Department's compulsory competitive tendering evaluation reports will be published.
§ Mr. BaldryIn July 1993 my Department published two reports of research on the results of CCT carried out by the University of Birmingham Institute of Local Government Studies, following publication of preliminary research in 1991. This independent research showed that CCT had led to an average cost reduction of 6.5 per cent., and up to 20 per cent. for certain services; higher standards and more systematic monitoring of delivery; and better management and improved staff morale. Copies of the two reports were placed in the Library of the House. The474W Department is now carrying out further research to evaluate the private sector's experience of CCT, reports on which we expect to publish later this year.