§ MR. WOODS (Essex, Walthamstow)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state what is the usual custom of giving out contracts by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, whether it rests entirely with the Controller, or whether they are issued jointly by the Controller and the Treasury officials.
§ MR. HANBURY (Preston)Ordinary contracts given by Her Majesty's Stationery Office are entered into by the Controller on his own responsibility, but contracts of an exceptional character are not granted without previous communication with the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. I take the whole responsibility, for instance, for the Hansard contract, which the hon. Member probably has in his mind.