HC Deb 25 April 1963 vol 676 cc39-40W
24. Mr. Short

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the value of all Government contracts placed in development districts in the North-East in 1960. 1961 and 1962, respectively.

Mr. du Cann

The following is the reply:

VALUE OF CONTRACTS PLACED CENTRALLY BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH FIRMS IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND
— Calendar Years
1960 1961 1962
£000 £000 £000
Admiralty (1) 7,085 13,888 4,321
(2)2 — — —
Air Ministry (1) 453 332 593
(2) 1,677 4,261 1,840
Ministry of Aviation. (1) 545 718 831
(2)1 — — —
Ministry of Health. (1) 176 175 207
(2) — — —
Prison Commission. (1) — 1 —
(2)2 81 223 93
Ministry of Public Building and Works. (1) 89 353 202
(2) 857 817 898
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. (1) 6 6 10
(2) — — 7
H.M.Stationery Office. (1)3 252 232 226
(2)2 — — —
Ministry of Transport. (1) — — —
(2) 1,674 2,382 965
War Office (1)4 1,184 1,530 1,460
(2) 246 490 2,840
NOTES:
(1) represents figures of contracts for stores; (2) represents building and civil engineering contracts. All figures are rounded to the nearest thousand and show centrally-placed contracts (i.e. excluding contracts placed locally for supplies of water, electricity, fuel, etc.). The figures relate to the placing of main contracts, and do not necessarily reflect the placing of subcontracts or the location of factories in which the work was done.
1 Contains an estimated element for expenditure by hospital authorities on surgical boots and appliances under centrally-arranged running contracts.
2 These figures are generally based on the site of the work done rather than the address of the contractor, and, in the case of the Ministry of Transport, represent the value of all work commenced.
3 These figures relate to actual expenditure per year under long-term contracts.
4 Work of the following value was allocated in addition to the Royal Ordnance Factory, Birtley, Co. Durham (£000):
1960 1961 1962
2,116 2,692 2,807
5 A contract for £5¼ million was let in the North-East early in 1963.