HC Deb 02 February 1990 vol 166 cc390-1W
Mr. Thornton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing for each metropolitan local authority the number of tenders received in 1989 for day-to-day building maintenance contracts from(a) local authority direct labour organisations and (b) private building contractors.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

This information is not available. Local authorities are not required to provide details of these tenders to my Department.