HC Deb 24 May 1979 vol 967 c251W
Mr. Heffer

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for local authority direct labour building departments.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

As my right hon. Friend told the House on 17 May during the Debate on the Address, we shall introduce legislation to subject local authority direct-labour organisations to a tight and effective accounting system, and we shall take steps to ensure that the private sector is not exposed to unfair competition from direct labour organisations. [Vol. 967, c. 404.]