§ Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the future of the Housing Programme Working Party; and whether he proposes to amalgamate it with the National Consultative Council of the Building and Civil Engineering Industries.
§ Mr. ChannonSo that the arrangements for consultation on matters relating to house construction can be unified with those for consultation on general matters affecting the construction industry, my right hon. Friend proposes to reconstitute the Housing Programme Working Party as a Standing Consultative-
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HOUSING CONTRACTS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEW TOWNS IN ENGLAND AND WALES* METHOD OF TENDERING Competitive Tender Open Selective Negotiated Package Deal Total Percentage of schemes approved in:— 1964 … … … … 50 18 25 7 100 1965 … … … … 43 20 29 8 100 1966 … … … … 36 23 26 15 100 1967 … … … … 36 27 28 9 100 1968 … … … … 30 37 23 10 100 1969† … … … … 26 47 18 9 100 January-September, 1970† … 27 49 14 10 100 Percentage of dwellings in schemes approved in:— 1964 … … … … 32 22 31 15 100 1965 … … … … 28 21 38 13 100 1966 … … … … 21 24 40 15 100 1967 … … … … 19 28 39 14 100 1968 … … … … 14 40 33 13 100 1969† … … … … 16 47 24 13 100 January-September, 1970† … 14 55 19 12 100 * Excluding tenders for the London County Council and Greater London Council. † Provisional. Committee of the National Consultative Council. The reconstituted committee will continue to meet under my right hon. Friend's chairmanship as the primary form of consultation on house-building.