§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of Government contracts which have been given to firms abroad during the past 12 months;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of Government contracts which have been awarded to foreign firms with total amounts over £3 million during the past year; if he will list the firms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HigginsDuring the 12 months ended 30th September, 1971—the most recent period for which details are available—1,517 contracts worth more than £3,000 were awarded by Government Departments to overseas suppliers. One of these, awarded by the Ministry of Defence to Societe Nationale Industrielle et Aerospatiale, was worth more than £3 million.