§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will now recommend to local authorities that they should put out a considerable 73W and representative proportion of the maintenance and repair work at present given to direct labour departments to competitive tenders from building contractors; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreesonI do not consider that maintenance and repair work generally lends itself so readily to competition as does new construction.