§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, further to his answer to the hon. Member 205W for Houghton and Washington, Official Report, 17 February, column 967, he will publish a table showing the cost of the use by the Property Services Agency of private contractors and consultants for each year since they were first used to the latest date for which data are available.
£ million (cash) 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Private contractors new construction 520 599 793 968 1,051 1,109 maintenance 450 550 590 581 614 685 Consultants 50 61 80 125 155 171 Total 1,020 1,210 1,463 1,674 1,820 1,965 Information for earlier years would be obtainable only at disproportionate cost.