§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-core services have been privatised by his Department in(a) 1999 and (b) each of the previous three years. [101661]
§ Mr. SpellarIndividual budget areas and agencies routinely contract out services to the private sector where this offers best value for money. No central records of such arrangements are kept. Relevant figures for activities contracted out under the former Competing for Quality (CFQ) initiative and for contracts concluded under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) are:
PFI CFQ 1995–96 2 8 1996–97 8 16 1997–98 6 5 1998–99 9 5