§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to seek to prohibit local authorities from inserting non-commercial clauses in contracts for the supply of goods and services.
§ Mrs. RumboldI refer my hon. Friend to the answer which my hon. Friend the Minister for Environment, Countryside and Local Government gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Staffordshire (Mr. Heddle) on 30 October, at column 542. I understand that the Building Employers Confederation is giving serious consideration to taking action in the courts.