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date	24/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 23 April (HL15116), what well-evidenced assessment they made when deciding to outsource public service provision to Interserve; and what assessment has been made of the quality and reliability of its provision.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL15311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Contracts are never awarded lightly; each has an agreed and robust process. Government has always been compliant with public procurement regulations and follows these diligently when assessing the suitability of suppliers to deliver a particular contract</p><p><br>The various contracting authorities, such as individual Government Departments, manage their contracts with Interserve and monitor performance against each contract. I am unable to comment on specifics as this information remains commercially sensitive</p><p><br>The Cabinet Office also monitors the overall financial health and performance of all of our strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and has regular discussions with the company’s management.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2019 12:18:28 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

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date	08/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative merits of public services being run directly by public service operations in comparison to private contractors.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL15116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Outsourcing is an important component in a “mixed economy” of government service provision which includes in-house and the voluntary sector. Research commissioned by the previous government has shown that outsourcing can deliver savings of some twenty to thirty percent.</p><p>Decisions on whether to outsource any particular service are made on a case by case basis according to Treasury guidance and the newly published Outsourcing Playbook. This guidance aims to ensure government makes well evidenced assessments when deciding whether to outsource a public service and helps government and industry work better together to deliver high quality public services.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/04/2019 08:50:42 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley