§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many contracts awarded to Scottish local authority direct service/labour organisations have not been subject to the issuing of a notice alleging anti-competitive behaviour; and on how many occasions such actions were taken.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 3 December 1993]: Information on the number of contracts let to local authority direct service and labour organisations is not held centrally. Thirteen notices have been served to date in respect of anti-competitive behaviour.
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Region or Islands Area 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Central 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — Grampian 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lothian 2 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — Shetland 1 1 1 — — — — — — — Strathclyde 2 2 2 2 2 3 — 1 1 — Tayside 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 — — — Total 9 8 8 7 7 8 2 2 2 1
§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority direct service/ labour organisations, operating contracts in Scotland have achieved the required rate of return since 1988.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 3 December 1993]: The statutory financial objective has been achieved on 1,017 occasions since 1988–89.