§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his answers of 14 January,Official Report, column 358, and 19 January Official Report, column 603, he will give the fees earned by Fuller Peiser for (a) its commission for the Property Services Agency at Rosyth and Devonport dockyards and (b) its management of the sale of the assets of Aycliffe and Peterlee new town corporation; whether either of these commissions were gained as a result of competitive tendering; and what guidance has been given to the Property Services Agency on competitive tendering for property management, disposal, and consultancy.
§ Mrs. RoeThe commission at the Rosyth and Devonport Dockyards was let to Fuller Peiser in competition with several other firms of agents. The appointment of Fuller Peiser to market the industrial assets of Aycliffe and Peterlee was also subject to competition and my Department was involved in the development corporation's selection of agents. It is not the Department's practice to publish information about the fees paid. It is PSA's normal policy for all forms of agency and consultancy except for minor sales to invite competitive tenders from firms with the appropriate expertise for the task.