§ Mr. Guy Barnettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will name the county councils, including the Greater London Council, which act on behalf of his Department in the construction of public construction projects; which of the county councils named employ direct labour in the fulfilment of Government contracts; which county councils employ contractors; and if he will name in each case the contractor employed.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergCounty councils do not normally act on the Property Services Agency's behalf on construction projects. On occasions, however, where 801W it has been the most economical solution, arrangements have been made for county councils to provide Crown and county court accommodation as part of their own development schemes. Private contractors were employed on these schemes.