HC Deb 24 July 1984 vol 64 cc626-7W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will estimate how long it will take his Department to reach a decision on whether consent will be forthcoming for the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council to enter into a contract for the carrying out by or for a council, building or engineering works in respect of which the consideration exceeds £250,000;

(2) if he will estimate how long it will take his Department to reach a decision on whether consent will be forthcoming for the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council to enter into a contract for the carrying out by or for a council, of maintenance works in respect of which the consideration exceeds £100,000;

(3) if he will estimate how long it will take his Department to reach a decision on whether consent will be forthcoming for the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council to enter into a contract to supply by or to a council of goods in respect of which the consideration exceeds £100,000;

(4) if he will estimate how long it will take his Department to reach a decision on whether consent will be forthcoming for the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council to enter into a contract for the provision by or to a council of administrative, professional or technical services in respect of which the consideration exceeds £100,000;

(5) if he will estimate how long it will take his Department to reach a decision on whether consent will be forthcoming for the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council to enter into a contract for the use by another person of any vehicle, plant or apparatus of a council or the use by a council of any vehicle, plant or apparatus of another person in respect of which the consideration exceeds £100,000;

(6) how long it will take his Department to reach a decision on whether consent will be forthcoming for the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council to enter into a specific contract for the gritting of a highway and the clearing of snow from a highway, of which the consideration exceeds £100,000;

(7) if he will estimate how long it will take his Department to process an application for expenditure under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 from the Greater London council or a metropolitan county council.

Mr. Waldegrave

I refer the hon. Member to my answer to him on Monday 23 July.