§ 105. Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give particulars of the 12 firms which have received, in aggregate, the greatest value of road-building contracts of over £250,000 for principal roads, as distinct from trunk roads and motorways, in the past three years, and the total value of the contracts received by each.
§ Mr. RossI understand that, over the three years ending 31st December, 1969, local highway authorities in Scotland awarded contracts as follows for schemes worth over £250,000 on principal roads (including special roads):
Name of main contractor Number of Contracts awarded Aggregate value of schemes for which contracts awarded £m. 1. Marples, Ridgway & Partners Ltd. and Duncan Logan Construction Ltd. (in consortium* 1 6.258 2. Balfour Beatty & Co. Ltd. 5 6.147 3. Whatlings Ltd. 1 2.982 4. R. J. McLeod (Contractors) Ltd. 6 2.370 5. Tarmac (Civil Engineering) Ltd. 2 1.420 6. James Miller & Partners Ltd. 3 1.190 7. Marples Ridgway & Partners Ltd. 1 0.886 8. Duncan Logan Construction Ltd. 2 0.840 9. Wm. Tawse Ltd. 3 0.830 10. Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd. 1 0.787 11. A. M. Carmichael Ltd. 2 0.590 12. Fram Drysdale Ltd. 1 0.500 * These firms have received other contracts individually as shown in the table.