§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many meetings have been held of the private sector forum he has established; to what extent it is informing his Department over the market testing and contracting out of civil service work; and if he will publish the names of the members of the forum.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe precise arrangements for the forum which I am setting up are still under consideration, and the names of those who might be invited have not been settled. I am eager to take account of the private sector's views on market testing and contracting out of civil service work and hold meetings from time to time with their representatives. Most recently, on 31 January my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary and I met representatives from a number of private sector companies to seek their views on these issues.
£ million at 1994–95 prices England Wales Scotland N Ireland UK Total 1992–93 AFRC 105.6 8.6 12.5 0.7 127.4 Per cent. 82.9 6.8 9.8 0.5 100.0 ESRC 39.9 0.7 4.3 0.6 45.5 Per cent. 87.7 1.5 9.4 1.3 100.0 MRC 204.3 1.8 25.6 0.4 232.1 Per cent. 88.0 0.8 11.0 0.2 100.0