§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the value of work done by local authority direct labour building organisations in the United Kingdom in (a) new house building, (b) other new construction, (c) housing repairs and maintenance, and (d) other repairs and maintenance in the latest period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ArmstrongFollowing is the information for Great Britain:
VALUE OF WORK DONE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES' DIRECT LABOUR IN GREAT BRITAIN 3rd Quarter 1977 £ million New work: housing 27 non-housing 29 Repairs and maintenance: housing 122 non-housing 137 All work done 315 Corresponding figures for Northern Ireland are not available.
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§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the names of the local authorities in the United Kingdom which operate the 12 largest direct labour building organisations, measured by value of work done.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe 12 local authorities which reported most work done by direct labour in the third quarter 1977 are:
- Birmingham DC.
- Derby CC.
- Gateshead DC.
- Glasgow DC.
- Grampian Regional Council.
- Greater London Council.
- Liverpool DC.
- Manchester DC.
- Sheffield DC.
- Southwark LB.
- Strathclyde Regional Council.
- West Yorkshire CC.
§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the value of work done by all public sector direct labour building organisations in the latest year for which complete figures are available;
(2) what was the annual value of work done by local authority direct labour building organisations in the United Kingdom in the latest year for which complete figures are available.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe value of work done by public sector direct labour in Great Britain in 1977 is provisionally estimated to have been £1,640 million, of which local authorities were responsible for £1,265 million.
In Northern Ireland in 1976 public sector direct labour carried out £30 million of work. A figure for 1977 is not yet available. Separate figures for local authorities in Northern Ireland are not produced.