§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Minister for the Civil Service, further to his reply of 15 May to the hon. Member for Rugby, what Her Majesty's Government's computer policy will be at the end of the current year's programme; and if International Computers Limited will continue to supply computers on the basis of single tender subject only to price, performance and delivery date.
§ Mr. ChannonThe GATT and EEC regulations with which Government computer procurement will have to comply from January 1981 provide little scope for single tender procurements. The circumstances in which single tender is allowed under the GATT rules are set out in article V, paragraph 15 Cmnd. 7662, published in October 1979. There are similar provisions under the EEC rules. The Government are reviewing computer procurement policy to establish what form their support should take in future consistently with these international rules, to help the United Kingdom computer industry to compete effectively. I shall report our conclusions to the House.
Financial Years Total receipts Total payments Number of staff (in September) Cost to CET of members' salaries Cost to CET of members' travelling and subsistence expenses* Cost to CET of members' secretarial salaries and expenses £ £ £ £ £ 1978–79 … … 637,249 631,056 31 0 8,521 0 1977–78 … … 492,335 492,249 26 0 6,500 0 1976–77 … … 449,995 449,244 24 0 6,094 0 1975–76 … … 438,930 438,151 25 0 5,313 0 1974–75 … … 301,887 286,240 25 0 5,818 0 * Included in annual report under " Travelling and Subsistence Non Staff ". Note: Accounts for the financial year 1979–80 are currently under audit.