§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those parts of his Department or departmental agencies which were privatised without an in-house bid; if he will indicate the expertise that was absent in his Department or departmental agencies which prevented an in-house bid taking place; which future parts of his Department or departmental agencies he intends to privatise; and which of them do not have the necessary in-house expertise to mount an in-house bid. [29430]
§ Mr. RedwoodMy Department has strategically contracted out architects and surveyors services, an activity identified as peripheral to its core functions but272W one which the private sector specialises in and is well equipped to deliver.
The Department and its agency, CADW, have not yet identified any other existing activities as appropriate for contracting out without an in-house bid.