§ Mr. Wiggasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT particulars of contracts which his Department have concluded with Messrs Ferranti Limited since 1958, giving the dates negotiations started, the dates the contracts were signed, the dates on which delivery of the items began, and, in cases where the contracts have terminated, the dates on which delivery ended, and particulars of the items covered by the contracts, the amounts involved, including the cost of each item and the total amount of each contract, and the contract number.
§ Mr. H. FraserSince 1958, the value of contracts let to Messrs. Ferranti Limited by the Air Ministry has amounted to approximately £100,000, of which some £65,000 was for the provision of training courses on Ferranti equipments and systems in use in the Royal Air Force. The remainder was for minor items of equipment.