asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in (a) current prices and (b)
| Orders Obtained by Private Building and Civil Engineering Contractors in the Public Sector for Great Britain; 1978–1982 Current Prices | |||||||
| (£ million) | |||||||
| Year | Housing | Gas, Electricity, Coal Mining | Railways | Education | Health | Roads | Water and Seweragy |
| 1978 | 1,271 | 306 | 69 | 257 | 261 | 424 | 262 |
| 1979 | 1,056 | 362 | 50 | 331 | 287 | 446 | 278 |
| 1980 | 758 | 541 | 79 | 330 | 320 | 562 | 294 |
| 1981 | 672 | 492 | 39 | 281 | 478 | 781 | 340 |
| 1982* | 464 | 231 | 15 | 141 | 230 | 345 | 162 |
1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the following public sectors (i) housing and (ii) water and sewerage.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the following public sectors (i) roads and (ii) railways.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the education sector.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by contractors since 1978 in the fuel industries public sector.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in (a) current prices and (b) 1975 prices the level of new orders obtained by private contractors since 1978 in the public health sector.
I have been asked to reply on behalf of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Transport, Education and Science, Energy, and Social Services.The information is as follows:
1975 Prices
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(£ million)
| |||||||
Year
| Housing
| † Gas, Electricity, Coal Mining
| † Railways
| † Education
| † Health
| Roads
| † Water and Seweragy
|
| 1978 | 951 | 220 | 50 | 183 | 186 | 305 | 186 |
| 1979 | 679 | 207 | 29 | 189 | 164 | 268 | 159 |
| 1980 | 399 | 242 | 35 | 156 | 151 | 249 | 139 |
| 1981 | 346 | 226 | 18 | 137 | 233 | 381 | 166 |
| 1982* | 228 | 109 | 7 | 68 | 110 | 172 | 78 |
* First six months.
† These series are approximate only since deflators specific to the individual sectors are not available; general public sector deflators have been used as a proxy.