§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the 10 contractors who have received the largest share of motorway and trunk road construction contracts in the past three years, giving for each contractor the total value of contracts received.
§ Mr. AncramDuring the three years ended 28 February 1985, 90 contracts each costing over £100,000 were awarded to 39 contractors. The 10 contractors who received the largest total shares of these contracts were as follows:
£ million 1. Balfour Beatty Ltd. 27.5 2. Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. 17.1 3. Tractor Shovels (Contracts) Ltd. 14.3 4. Norwest Hoist Ltd. 12.3 5. Tarmac Construction Ltd. 11.2 6. Shanks and McEwan Ltd. 8.7 7. Whatlings (Civil Engineering) Ltd. 8.6 8. W. J. Barr and Sons (Scotland) Ltd. 6.4 9. A. Monk and Co. plc. 6.2 10. Rush and Tompkins Ltd. 6.0