§ Mr. BoothTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what executive agencies formerly in the civil service will soon be privatised.
§ Sir George YoungThe Government have announced plans to transfer the following executive agencies to the private sector: the Transport Research Laboratory; the National Engineering Laboratory; the Laboratory of the Government Chemist; ADAS, in part; the Natural Resources Institute; and the Accreditation Services, part of the National Physical Laboratory.