HC Deb 21 May 1996 vol 278 c142W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list, for each of his Department's agencies, what market testing has been carried out into the services they provide and what were the results. [30129]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Services within my Department's agencies which have been market tested with an in-house bid are as follows:

National Weights and Measures Laboratory:

  • Typing services: Awarded to in-house team

Patent Office:

  • Reprographic services: Awarded to in-house team

The Insolvency Service:

  • Central Accounting Unit: Awarded to in-house team