Lords statement on proposals for a de minimis threshold for compulsory competitive tendering of legal services. - Inc fact that threshold set at £300,000 of legal work a year.

Lords statement on proposals for a de minimis threshold for compulsory competitive tendering of legal services. - Inc fact that threshold set at £300,000 of legal work a year.

What was (a) the total price for each contract and the number of patients to be treated and (b) the average cost per consultant episode for District Health Authority providers outside London and within London for the latest period for which figures are available. - Inc fact that information on...

What was (a) the total price for each contract and the number of patients to be treated and (b) the average cost per consultant episode for District Health Authority providers outside London and within London for the latest period for which figures are available. - Inc fact that information on...

What steps he intends to take to monitor the procedures use for tendering for school inspection work. - Arrangements are a matter for Ofsted. Professor Sutherland will write.

What steps he intends to take to monitor the procedures use for tendering for school inspection work. - Arrangements are a matter for Ofsted. Professor Sutherland will write.

When he will announce the timetable for implementation of compulsory competitive tendering in local authority housing management. - I expect to make an announcement shortly.

When he will announce the timetable for implementation of compulsory competitive tendering in local authority housing management. - I expect to make an announcement shortly.

If he will list the contracts for hospital and health services awarded so far under the competitive tendering process by Tayside Health Board, including the successful tenderer and the value of contract; & similarly for Lothian, Western Isles; Shetland & Orkney health boards. - Will write as soon as possible...

If he will list the contracts for hospital and health services awarded so far under the competitive tendering process by Tayside Health Board, including the successful tenderer and the value of contract; & similarly for Lothian, Western Isles; Shetland & Orkney health boards. - Will write as soon as possible...

What assessment he has made of the implications of the European Court of Justice decision Penete Corni and others v Administrazione dello Finanzo Dello Stato and others ref C-71/91 and C-179/81 upon the options for changing the operation and role of Companies House including (a) full privatisation, (b) partial privatisation...

What assessment he has made of the implications of the European Court of Justice decision Penete Corni and others v Administrazione dello Finanzo Dello Stato and others ref C-71/91 and C-179/81 upon the options for changing the operation and role of Companies House including (a) full privatisation, (b) partial privatisation...

What steps she has taken to guarantee that the privatisation of pathology services at Lister Hospital in Stevenage has no detrimental impact upon the availability of those services to local patients.

What steps she has taken to guarantee that the privatisation of pathology services at Lister Hospital in Stevenage has no detrimental impact upon the availability of those services to local patients.

What representations he has received over the market testing of local authority building control fees.

What representations he has received over the market testing of local authority building control fees.

What plans he has to review the fees to be charged by local authority building control departments to reflect the size, work type and the demography of the local authority; to allow local authorities to meet the cost of providing services through building control charges compatible with charges made on...

What plans he has to review the fees to be charged by local authority building control departments to reflect the size, work type and the demography of the local authority; to allow local authorities to meet the cost of providing services through building control charges compatible with charges made on...

Whether he will list the local education authorities (a) who fund school library service, (b) who subcontract school libraries services to an outside organisation and (c) who have no school library service. - Dept does not keep this information centrally.

Whether he will list the local education authorities (a) who fund school library service, (b) who subcontract school libraries services to an outside organisation and (c) who have no school library service. - Dept does not keep this information centrally.

If he will list contractors approved for the running of Restart programmes and the number of places they are contracted for in the current financial year; and what is the standard length of contract periods for such courses. - Text of letter from Mr M Fogden of Employment Service. Inc...

If he will list contractors approved for the running of Restart programmes and the number of places they are contracted for in the current financial year; and what is the standard length of contract periods for such courses. - Text of letter from Mr M Fogden of Employment Service. Inc...

Statement on the Competing for quality programme. (Includes fact that departmental breakdown of figures (Dep 9956) & copy of Market Testing Contracts Bulletin in Library).

Statement on the Competing for quality programme. (Includes fact that departmental breakdown of figures (Dep 9956) & copy of Market Testing Contracts Bulletin in Library).

If he will list the contracts for hospital and health services awarded so far under the competitive tendering process by Argyll and Clyde Health Board including the successful tenderer and the value of the contract; & also for Ayrshire & Arran, Highland, Greater Glasgow & Grampian health boards. - Inc...

If he will list the contracts for hospital and health services awarded so far under the competitive tendering process by Argyll and Clyde Health Board including the successful tenderer and the value of the contract; & also for Ayrshire & Arran, Highland, Greater Glasgow & Grampian health boards. - Inc...

When he expects the post of Prisons Ombudsman to be readvertised; which personnel recruitment agencies were asked to tender for the contract to head-hunt potential candidates for post; and what is the anticipated cost of (a) advertising and (b) head-hunting for the post.

When he expects the post of Prisons Ombudsman to be readvertised; which personnel recruitment agencies were asked to tender for the contract to head-hunt potential candidates for post; and what is the anticipated cost of (a) advertising and (b) head-hunting for the post.

What are the levels of overcrowding on which tenders for the new prison at Doncaster have been invited. - Text of letter from D Lewis of Prison Service Agency.

What are the levels of overcrowding on which tenders for the new prison at Doncaster have been invited. - Text of letter from D Lewis of Prison Service Agency.

Statement on what are the Government's proposals for a de minimis threshold for compulsory competitive tendering of legal services. - Inc ref to 226 c543W.

Statement on what are the Government's proposals for a de minimis threshold for compulsory competitive tendering of legal services. - Inc ref to 226 c543W.

What effect the market testing programme at the Health and Safety Executive headquarters at Bootle is expected to have on the numbers of staff employed by the Executive.

What effect the market testing programme at the Health and Safety Executive headquarters at Bootle is expected to have on the numbers of staff employed by the Executive.

Whether each of the contracts to (a) equip, (b) furnish and (c) decorate the new Vauxhall Cross, Secret Intelligence Service offices were awarded to British companies. - A number of the contracts for this project were awarded to British companies.

Whether each of the contracts to (a) equip, (b) furnish and (c) decorate the new Vauxhall Cross, Secret Intelligence Service offices were awarded to British companies. - A number of the contracts for this project were awarded to British companies.

How many companies tendered for the contracts to (a) equip, (b) furnish and (c) decorate the new Vauxhall Cross offices of the Secret Intelligence Service; and what were the bids of each unsuccessful tender.

How many companies tendered for the contracts to (a) equip, (b) furnish and (c) decorate the new Vauxhall Cross offices of the Secret Intelligence Service; and what were the bids of each unsuccessful tender.