§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now place in the Library a copy of the circular entitled Withholding of Tender Invitations and Contracts from Firms in Breach of Incomes Policy", following the publication of extracts from it in The Daily Telegraph on 1st March; and whether he will give reasons for his decision on this matter.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNo. To reserve the confidentiality of discussions between the Government and firms, it is the practice to confirm or deny that discretionary action is being taken against a firm only where the firm itself has publicly announced the fact.