Competitive Tendering (Hansard, 31 October 1990)

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list, with dates of issue, all local authorities which have been issued section 13 notices under the Local Government Act 1988; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will list, with dates of issue, all local authorities which have been issued section 14 notices under the Local Government Act 1988; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Portillo
[holding answer 30 October 1990]: The information requested is as follows:

—4 September 1989; Bristol City: Section 13 notice;

—7 August 1990: Bristol City advised of Secretary of State's decision to take no further action in the matter;

—4 September 1989: London Borough of Hillingdon: Section 13 notice;

—13 March 1990: London Borough of Hillingdon: Section 14 direction;

—1 August 1990: London Borough of Hillingdon: revised Section 14 direction, replacing direction of 13 March 1990;

—7 December 1989: Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley: Section 13 notice;

—6 July 1990: Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley: Section 14 direction;

—3 August 1990: Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley: revised Section 14 direction, replacing direction of 6 July 1990;
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—21 December 1989: Borough of Charnwood: Section 13 notice;

—31 July 1990: Borough of Charnwood advised of Secretary of State's decision to take no further action in the matter;

—3 January 1990: Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton: Section 13 notice;

—6 July 1990: Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton advised of Secretary of State's decision to take no further action in the matter;

—29 March 1990: Braintree District: Section 13 notice;

—6 July 1990: Braintree District advised of Secretary of State's decision to take no further action in the matter;

—29 March 1990: Eden District: Section 13 notice;

—6 July 1990: Eden District advised of Secretary of State's decision to take no further action in the matter;

—9 April 1990: East Lindsey District: Section 13 notice;

—6 July 1990: East Lindsey District: Section 14 direction;

—31 July 1990: East Lindsey District: revised Section 14 direction, replacing direction of 6 July 1990;

—10 May 1990: Birmingham City: Section 13 notice:

—31 July 1990: Birmingham City advised of Secretary of State's decision to take no further action in the matter;

—10 May 1990: York City: Section 13 notice;

—9 August 1990: York City: Section 14 direction;

—13 September 1990: York City: revised Section 14 direction, replacing direction of 9 August 1990;

—31 May 1990: Liverpool City: Section 13 notice;

—6 August 1990: Liverpool City: Section 14 direction;

—1 June 1990: Metropolitan Borough of Bury: Section 13 notice;

—8 June 1990: Humberside County: Section 13 notice;

—30 July 1990: Humberside County: Section 14 direction;

—3 July 1990: London Borough of Camden: Section 13 notices;

—6 September 1990: Borough of Woodspring: Section 13 notice;

—11 September 1990: Leicester City: Section 13 notice;

—21 September 1990: Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster: Section 13 notice;

—3 October 1990: Borough of Thurrock: Section 13 notice.
My right hon. Friend will continue to make use of the sanction powers available to him under sections 13 and 14 of the Local Government Act 1988 where it appears to him that a local authority has failed to comply with the relevant provisions of the Act in carrying out work covered by the Act.

§ Sir Geoffrey Finsberg
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he proposes to take in regard to the London borough of Camden under part I of the Local Government Act 1988.

§ Mr. Key
[pursuant to his answer, 22 October 1990, c. 40–41]: My right hon. Friend has today issued a direction under section 14 of the Local Government Act 1988 on the London borough of Camden in relation to refuse collection and street cleaning work. The direction requires the authority to expose this work to competitive tendering again by 1 August 1991, and to obtain the Secretary of State's consent to any decision that the authority's direct service organisation should take part in the new tendering exercise, and also to any decision again to assign the work to the DSO.