§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why, at the cost of foreign exchange, he has agreed to a £200,000 contract being signed with a West German firm for breathalysers; what action he took to obtain a British production of these devices; and whether he will publish in HANSARD a detailed list of the various quotations submitted to him, with countries of origin.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsA number of breath testing devices have been submitted for56W my approval under the Road Safety Act, 1967, including one made in this country, but only the article manufactured in West Germany reached a satisfactory standard of reliability. The question of obtaining quotations from other firms does not therefore arise.