§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will cause the South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board to withdraw its circular letter of 23rd February 1973 requiring tenderers, for the year 1st April 1973 to 31st March 1974, to certify that the 142W tenders comply with Command Paper No. 5125—described in the letter as "Government regulations"—which relates to stage 1 of the Government's prices and incomes policy.
§ Sir K. JosephNo. My Department has informed hospital authorities that during the standstill period the attention of tenderers should be drawn to the need to take account in tender prices of the policies set out in Command Paper No. 5125.