§ Dr. StarkeyTo ask the Prime Minister what additional projects are planned for the Performance and Innovation Unit; and if he will make a statement. [99743]
§ The Prime MinisterFurther to the work I announced in my Answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Mr. Kidney) on 21 October 1999,Official Report, column 630, I have now asked the Performance and Innovation Unit to undertake the following project:
Strategic Options for the Electronic Delivery of Government Services
In the light of developments in technology, to take a strategic view of which public services should be delivered by electronic means and look at the options for securing delivery of these services, including the respective roles of the public and private sectors.My hon. Friend the Member for North Swindon (Mr. Wills), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment is the Sponsor Minister.
The aim is to have completed the study by next summer.