HC Deb 26 February 1999 vol 326 cc490-1W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to privatise the provision of(a) language training, (b) translation, (c) interpretation, (d) IT, (e) deployment of security officers, (f) security vetting procedures, (g) conference organising and (h) visit organising and (i) printing and publishing. [73271]

Mr. Fatchett

[holding answer 25 February 1999]With the exception of London based security guards (intended to be privatised next year), there are no plans for wholesale privatisation of any FCO support services.