§ Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Health how many local authorities, and which, have altered tenders of a nonprofit making corporation works department, or local authority works department, to that of the lowest figure submitted by private firms, in respect of joinery and plumbing, respectively; for how many of the 236 houses tendered at Burnley was this practice adopted, and by how much was the total corporation works department tender reduced for the whole scheme.
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§ Mr. BevanI have no information as to the first part of the Question. In the particular case referred to in the second part of the Question, work was undertaken by the corporation in respect of joinery in 154 out of the 236 houses because the successful tenderer for the joinery contract was able to undertake work on only 82 houses and the successful tenderer for the plumbing contract shared the work with the corporation in the interest of speed, the corporation undertaking the work in respect of 76 house. The total reduction in the corporation's Works Department estimates was £401 14s. 1d.