§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in (a) current prices and (b)
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Orders Obtained by Private Building and Civil Engineering Contractors in the Public Sector for Great Britain; 1978–1982 Current Prices (£ million) Year Housing Gas, Electricity, Coal Mining Railways Education Health Roads Water and Seweragy 1978 1,271 306 69 257 261 424 262 1979 1,056 362 50 331 287 446 278 1980 758 541 79 330 320 562 294 1981 672 492 39 281 478 781 340 1982* 464 231 15 141 230 345 162 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the following public sectors (i) housing and (ii) water and sewerage.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the following public sectors (i) roads and (ii) railways.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the education sector.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the fuel industries public sector.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by private contractors since 1978 in the public health sector.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineI have been asked to reply on behalf of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Transport, Education and Science, Energy, and Social Services.
The information is as follows:
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1975 Prices (£ million) Year Housing †Gas, Electricity, Coal Mining †Railways †Education †Health Roads †Water and Seweragy 1978 951 220 50 183 186 305 186 1979 679 207 29 189 164 268 159 1980 399 242 35 156 151 249 139 1981 346 226 18 137 233 381 166 1982* 228 109 7 68 110 172 78 * First six months.
† These series are approximate only since deflators specific to the individual sectors are not available; general public sector deflators have been used as a proxy.