§ 21. Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the progress achieved with regard to the phasing out of the road construction units.
§ 33. Mr. Bodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the transfer of work from road construction units to private consultants.
§ Mr. FowlerVery good progress has been made. Last week I announced the names of more consultants to whom I would offer work on road schemes at present being carried out by road construction sub-units. This means that the total value of the schemes now offered to the private sector is over £1,000 million. This represents about half the schemes which are to be transferred.