§ Mr. McWalterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the differentials between the salaries of IT staff in the(a) public sector and (b) private sector on the efficiency of public sector IT procurement. [106585]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThis is one of a range of issues currently being examined by the Cabinet Office's review of major IT projects. We are also taking careful account of it in setting up the Office of Government Commerce.