HC Deb 02 December 1981 vol 14 cc166-7W
40. Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy towards recommendations on pre-contract delays in civil engineering projects made in the report of the Construction Industry Research and Information Association; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Stanley

We welcome all intitiatives taken within the industry and in the public sector to shorten the time scale needed for construction projects. We shall be carefully considering the findings of CIRIA's report in so far as they refer to areas such as the PSA and the water industry within this Department's ambit. My right hon. Friends in the Departments of Energy and Transport have already promised to consider the parts of the report which relate to their own fields.