§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set up under the highways department of the Welsh Office, a road construction unit in order to avoid placing contracts for major road works with private companies outside Wales.
§ Mr. Alec JonesNo. Road construction units do not themselves carry out highway works but use the same contracting procedures as those adopted by the Welsh Office. On the question of placing contracts for construction works in Wales, I refer the hon. Member to the replies my hon. Friend gave him on 3rd and 11th April.—[Vol. 947, c.71 and 404.]