§ MR. PIRIE (Aberdeen, N.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he would approach the Government with a view of insuring that all Government contracts should be put out for tender in Scotland by being advertised in the Scottish newspapers?
§ MR. HANBURYFor several years past the heads of the chief Government Departments have been left practically free to select the newspapers in which their advertisements for contracts should appear, it being considered that they are best qualified to judge the proper means of securing publicity for their requirements.