asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the amount paid to private firms for undertaking telephone cabling for his Department in 1977; and why this work was not undertaken directly by his Department.
Written Answers. - Telephone Cabling Payments.
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The amount paid to private firms in 1977 for telephone cabling work undertaken for the Department was £5,300,000. Departmental staff were employed to the maximum extent practicable on cabling work.