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Mr. Bray
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to make an official visit to north-east Lancashire to assess the need to improve the infrastructure, housing and environment of existing industrial towns.
Mr. Peter Walker
I am anxious to examine by personal visit the environmental problems of as many as possible of the areas like north-east Lancashire,
| Name of Main Contractor | Aggregate value of contracts (Tender sums) | |||||
| £ million | ||||||
| 1. W. & C. French (Construction) Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 47·3 |
| 2. Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son Ltd. and Leonard Fairclough Ltd. (in consortium)* | 43·1 | |||||
| 3. A. Monk & Co. Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 30·3 |
| 4. Costain Civil Engineering Ltd. † | … | … | … | … | … | 29·7 |
| 5. John Laing Construction Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 24·9 |
| 6. Dowsett Engineering Construction Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 22·4 |
| 7. Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co. Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 22·4 |
| 8. George Wimpey & Co. Ltd. and Kier Ltd. (in consortium)‡ | … | … | 21·2 | |||
| 9. Christiani-Shand§ | … | … | … | … | … | 17·2 |
| 10. A. E. Farr Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 13·8 |
| 11. Tarmac Construction Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 13·1 |
| 12. Fitzpatrick & Son (Contractors) Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 10·8 |
| * These firms have received other contracts: | ||||||
| individually— | ||||||
| Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 21·3 |
| Leonard Fairclough Ltd. | … | … | … | … | … | 2·3 |
| in consortium— | ||||||
| Leonard Fairclough Ltd. in consortium with Amey Asphalt Ltd. | 2·0 | |||||
| Leonard Fairclough Ltd. in consortium with Cementation Construction Ltd. | 10·0 | |||||
| † This firm has received one other contract in consortium with Sydney Green & Sons (Contractors) Ltd. valued at £5·5 m. | ||||||
| ‡ George Wimpey & Co. Ltd. has received one other contract valued at £0·4 m. | ||||||
| § A consortium of Christiani & Nielson Ltd. and Lehane MacKenzie and Shand Ltd. | ||||||
and I would hope to include that area in the programme of visits when an opportunity arises.