HC Deb 21 February 1978 vol 944 cc612-3W
Mr. Joseph Dean

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of house building contracts in the public sector in 1977 that were let both on open tender and on a negotiated basis to both private builders and public works departments.

Mr. Armstrong

Available information is as follows:

HOUSEBUILDING TENDERS ACCEPTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEW TOWNS BY TYPE OF TENDER: ENGLAND 1977.
Number
Direct labour 77
Contractors' tenders:
Competitive open 80
Competitive selected 932
Negotiated 104
Other 9

Figures are provisional and are based on returns received to date. Some returns for 1977 are still outstanding.