§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he proposes to introduce legislation
LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING: METHOD OF APPOINTING THE CONTRACTOR—PERCENTAGES Number of schemes Number of dwellings Method of appointment June qtr., 1967 June qtr., 1968 (provisional) June qtr., 1967 June qtr., 1968 (provisional) Competitive (open) … 38.1 28.8 21.3 12.5 Competitive (selective) … 26.1 37.5 31.5 39.9 Negotiated* … 26.1 28.6 29.9 39.4 Package deal … 9.7 5.1 17.3 8.2 Total … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 * Includes continuation contracts and some two-stage tendering.