§ 82. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that industrialised building firms are being given the opportunity to tender for local authority housing contracts, thereby ensuring that homes are built at the lowest possible price and more expeditiously; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossLocal authorities are not required to tell me which firms they invite to tender, but I know that, for a variety of reasons, some industrialised building firms have spare capacity in Scotland at present. I have no doubt that new building methods will have to be used to the full if we are to achieve the housing output we want.