§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the functions of her Department that have been(a) market tested and (b) out-sourced in each of the last five years, specifying the (i) money saving and (ii) percentage saving in each case. [42986]
§ Ms HewittNo departmental functions were market tested and out-sourced during the last five years.
However, in that period, a number of contracts let as a result of previous market tests have been re-tendered.