§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in index form the real level of contractors' output on(a)public sector new work,(b)public sector repair and maintenance and(c)all work for each year since 1973.
§ Mr. Stanley:The information, for Great Britain, is as follows:
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(Index 1975=100) Public New Work Public Non-housing Repair and Maintenance* All Work† 1973 112 127 121 1974 101 113 108 1975 100 100 100 1976 103 93 99 1977 97 94 98 1978 92 114 105 1979 81 119 101 1980 70 138 95 1981 57 120 83
*Information on contractors' output on public sector housing repair and maintenance is excluded since contractors' returns only give combined public and private housing repair and maintenance output. † Includes both public and private sectors.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how public sector new orders have changed since 1979; and if he will give the proportion won by direct labour organizations in competition with the private sector.
§ Mr. Stanley:Information on public sector new orders received by private contractors, in Great Britain, is as follows:
Year £ million (1975 prices) Index (1979=100) 1979 2,410 100 1980 1,953 81 1981 2,108 87 1982‡ *1,031 †86 *Seasonally adjusted †Based on six months. ‡First half year. Comprehensive information on orders received by direct labour organisations and the proportion won in competition with the private sector, is not available. New annual report directions, issued in March 1982, will require authorities to produce information on the value and proportion of all work awarded to their direct labour organisations, both as a result of and without competition, from and including 1982–83.