§ Mr. Forthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the cost and the tendering procedure for the new Council building of the European Economic Community in Brussels.
§ Sir George YoungNo reliable estimates of cost are yet available. Preliminary sketch plans are due to be submitted by the Belgian authorities to the Council of Ministers later this year.
The tendering arrangements provide for site preparation and site infrastructure to be handled by the Belgian authorities at no cost to the European Community. The 464W substructure work will be handled by a general contractor already selected by the Belgian authorities. The superstructure, services and finishes will be the subject of competitive tendering by the Belgian authorities, under normal EC rules.