Housing Expenditure (Hansard, 19 June 1995)

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the outturn public expenditure on housing in Scotland for each year since 1979–80, expressed as(a) a gross figure, including capital receipts, (b) net of capital receipts and (c) gross capital investment only, combining local authority non-housing revenue account, local authority HRA, Scottish Homes/Housing Corporation development programme, Scottish Homes/Scottish Special housing association own stock and new towns; and what is the planned public expenditure on housing in Scotland for each year between 1995–96 to 1997–98 expressed in the same way. [27930]

Lord James Douglas Hamilton
The available information is set out in the table.
cleaning, (d) vehicle maintenance, (e) catering, educational and welfare, (f) catering other, (g) grounds maintenance and (h) sports and leisure; and what where the average percentages for each category for Scotland as a whole. [28122]

§ Mr. Kynoch
My Department does not collect this information. However, the CCT information service survey report No. 10 December 1994 published by the Local Government Management Board provides information in this area. This report shows the following in relation to current contracts:

Per cent.

Activity Number of contracts won-in-house Value of contracts won-in-house

Building Client

cleaning authority's DSO Other 87.9 97.9

authority's DSO 0.9 —

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Per cent.

Activity Number of contracts won-in- house Value of contracts won-in-house

Refuse collection 88.7 ¹100

Other cleaning² 100 100

Vehicle maintenance Client authority's DSO Other 86.3 97.4

authority's DSO 2.7 0.5

Catering (education and welfare) 91.1 ³97.4

Other catering⁴ 29.7 ⁵71.7

Ground maintenance Client authority's DSO Other 77.5 94.3

authority's DSO 9.1 2.6

Sports and leisure management 98.0 99.4

Notes:

¹ The contracts won by private contractors were won by individuals and have an average value of £2,186 pa. As such, DSOs have won effectively 100 per cent. of work by value.

² In 23 contacts other cleaning has been packaged in by authorities with refuse collection.

³ This figure does not take account of one contract held by the private sector, for which the value is unknown.

⁴ In a number of cases other catering may be packaged in with catering (education and welfare).

⁵ Many of the contracts held by the private sector are held by individuals and are of relatively low value.

A copy of the LGMB report is available in the library.

Per cent.
Activity		Number of contracts won-in-house	Value of contracts won-in-house
Building	Client
cleaning	authority's DSO Other	87.9	97.9
	authority's DSO	0.9	—

Per cent.
Activity		Number of contracts won-in- house	Value of contracts won-in-house
Refuse collection		88.7	¹100
Other cleaning²		100	100
Vehicle maintenance	Client authority's DSO Other	86.3	97.4
	authority's DSO	2.7	0.5
Catering (education and welfare)		91.1	³97.4
Other catering⁴		29.7	⁵71.7
Ground maintenance	Client authority's DSO Other	77.5	94.3
	authority's DSO	9.1	2.6
Sports and leisure management		98.0	99.4
Notes:
¹ The contracts won by private contractors were won by individuals and have an average value of £2,186 pa. As such, DSOs have won effectively 100 per cent. of work by value.
² In 23 contacts other cleaning has been packaged in by authorities with refuse collection.
³ This figure does not take account of one contract held by the private sector, for which the value is unknown.
⁴ In a number of cases other catering may be packaged in with catering (education and welfare).
⁵ Many of the contracts held by the private sector are held by individuals and are of relatively low value.