§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make available details of any contracts awarded by his Department to consultants to carry out work on housing or urban renewal projects, with information on the companies, principals involved, nature of project and value of project during 1989–90 and 1990–91.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 11 February 1991]: Details of contracts awarded by the Department in 1989–90 and to date in 1990–91 to bodies outside government for research and consultancy projects on topics related to housing or urban renewal have been placed in the Library. The cost of individual projects is in some cases commercially confidential and in others not finally known. The information gives approximate figures for the aggregate cost of groups of projects.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Authority Total value of projects in 1990–91 UP submission Total value of projects approved for grants 1990–91 Ratio of approved to submitted UP Allocation 1991–92 (£000) (£000) (Per cent.) (£000) Newcastle/Gatehead 23,286 18,645 80 17,096 Hartlepool 2,332 2,030 87 2,012 Langbaurgh 2,737 1,962 72 2,059 Middlebrough 7,108 5,303 75 5,450 North Tyneside 5,423 4,562 84 3,560 South Tyneside 5,683 5,308 93 5,025 Stockton 1,765 1,285 73 1,669 Sunderland 6,122 5,345 87 5,332 Manchester/Salford 29,648 26,375 89 21,749 Blackburn 4,500 4,100 91 4,010 Bolton 4,848 4,050 84 4,010