HC Deb 10 March 1997 vol 292 c88W
Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department concerning the contractorisation of BAMS; and what were the results of this analysis. [19013]

Mr. Burt

A formal cost-benefit analysis was not undertaken. A collaborative study with private sector companies, together with the experience gained from similar exercises within the Department, confirmed the potential to deliver savings.