§ Mr. Chopeasked the Prime Minister if she will give details of the 23 local authority contracts let to private competition resulting in a saving of £7 million annually to 398W which she referred in answer to a question from the hon. Member for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Atkinson) on Tuesday 27 March, Official Report, column 138.
§ The Prime MinisterThe 23 contracts I referred to are in the field of refuse collection and street cleaning, and do not include contracts let for other services where information is less easily obtained. The Government do not collect details of individual contracts beyond those made available by local authorities themselves.