HC Deb 23 February 1994 vol 238 c264W
Mr. Spellar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many firms are included in his Department's register of approved contractors.

Mr. Baldry

The Department of the Environment manages two registers of approved contractors. These are the contractor management information system and the consultants register. There are 7,893 contractors on the contractor management information system and 3,239 consultants on the consultants register.