§ Mr. CabornTo ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee which company was awarded the roofing contract for the new parliamentary building; and what was the price at which it was awarded. [14673]
§ Mr. Ray Powell[holding answer 14 February 1996]: I am pleased to announce that, after competitive tendering, the contract for the manufacture and erection of the roof has been awarded to Watson Steel Ltd., Bolton, but regret that it is not the practice to divulge commercially sensitive financial information.