§ Mr. McMasterasked the Postmaster-General what was the value of contracts for the supply of telephone and other Post Office equipment placed in Northern Ireland during each of the past five years and the estimated value of such contracts to be placed during 1967 or to the nearest convenient date to which future supply is estimated.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe figures for each of the past five years were:
(£000s) 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 813 1,332 977 1964–65 1965–66 1,005 2,879 The figures include supplies of telephone and allied equipment obtained by competitive tender as well as under the Bulk Supply Agreement.
As regards the future, I cannot of course forecast where contracts will be placed.