§ David TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the proportion of building control work carried out by the private sector in(a) 1987, (b) 1992, (c) 1997 and (d) 2002; what assessment she has made of the effect of the trend upon standards; and if she will make a statement. [132894]
§ Keith HillI have been asked to reply.
Statistics on the market shares of the local authority and private sectors of building control are not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The terms of reference of the Building Control Performance Standards Advisory Group include the drawing up of recommendations on performance indicators for the effective delivery of building control, and on procedures for the monitoring of building control bodies. I look forward to seeing the recommendations of the Advisory Group in due course.