§ Mr. Chichester-Clark>asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what progress he has made with initiating experiments in the public sector designed to bring about the early collaboration of the contractor in the design team.
§ Mr. Mellish:My Department initiated a number of such experiments following the publication of the original Banwell Report. Four case studies were published in 1966 and two further studies on the use of proprietary systems are to be issued shortly. All the negotiated contracts let by my Ministry over the past three years are currently under examination; any data derived from this study which might be of wider interest will also be published.