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Mr. Colvin
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if his Department achieved the target of a 5 per cent. saving in purchasing costs in 1988–89 through use of the central unit on purchasing.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
The DHSS secured value for money improvements in purchasing of almost £30 million in 1988–89. This represented 4 per cent. of purchasing spend.