§ Mr. Wattsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the value of contracts placed by his Department with small businesses in each of the financial years since 1978–79; and what percentage of total expenditure on purchases of goods and services those amounts represented.
§ Mr. EggarThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not maintain separate records of purchases of goods and services from small businesses, and the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.