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Mr. Jacques Arnold
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the estimated value of work under £25,000 covered by the current regulations on competitive tendering for highways work.
Mr. Peter Bottomley
The regulations cover approximately £50 million of work on trunk roads and £300 million of work on local authority roads. Increased competition for this work is expected to secure keener prices and thus save public funds.