§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the 10 contractors who have received 112W 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 31 May 1986, 84 contracts each costing over £100,000 were awarded to 42 contractors. The 10 contractors who received the largest total shares of these contracts were as follows:
£ million 1. Balfour Beatty Ltd. 22.6 2. Tractor Shovels (Contracts) Ltd. 19.9 3. Shanks & McEwan Ltd. 15.5 4. Whatlings (Civil Engineering) Ltd. 13.6 5. Norwest Holst Ltd. 12.4 6. Tarmac Construction Ltd. 11.2 7. Fairclough Scotland Ltd. 8.8 8. Morrison Construction Ltd. 7.8 9. A. Monk & Co. plc 6.6 10. W. J. Barr and Sons (Scotland) Ltd. 5.3
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the road construction contracts which his Department intends to award in 1986–87, showing in each case the total value of the contract and the expenditure likely to be incurred in that year.
§ Mr. AncramContracts for the following major schemes, each estimated to cost over £1 million, are expected to be let in 1986–87:
Estimated Total Cost £ million A75 Annan Bypass 15.29 A75 Castle Douglas Bypass 3.88 A75 Ringford Bypass 1.58 A82 Auchendennan to Arden (Loch Lomond) 1.50 A830 Kinsadel to Mallaig, Stage I 2.94 A9 Mound Bridges 1.90 A92 Murcar to Balmedie 5.90 A929 Kingsway to Powrie 3.50 A96 Auldearn Bypass 2.30 A96 Bucksburn to Tyrebagger, Stage I 3.30 A96 Forres Bypass 3.39 Start dates during the year, and hence likely expenditure in the year, are dependent on the completion of statutory procedures and monitoring of expenditure on schemes in progress. Depending on these factors, it might prove possible to bring some additional schemes into the programme for 1986–87.