§ Mr. Merlyn Reesasked the Minister of Technology if, in the service of cost control, he will institute a pilot scheme of applying techniques of value analysis to equipment, etc., ordered by and through his Department.
§ Mr. CousinsThese techniques are most applicable in the design and production engineering stages of major development projects, but I am grateful186W for this suggestion which I will bear in mind should a suitable opportunity arise in connection with purchases of equipment by my Department.