§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local government contracts subject to compulsory competitive tendering have been awarded(a) in-house and (b) to private companies. [33286]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordInformation is not held centrally by the Department but the latest Local Government Management Board survey shows that the private sector currently has 24.8 per cent. of contracts by value, in-house teams have 73.3 per cent. and the other 1.7 per cent. are held by a management buy-out companies or joint venture companies.