§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will issue a report on the work of the Hardman Lever Committee and any other similar committee acting between Government Departments and contractors to the Government; and will he have included the disputes that have arisen and on what basis they have been settled?
§ Captain CrookshankThe Hardman Lever Committee act as arbitrators on the prices in aircraft contracts, an arrangement which has no exact counterpart in other Contracts Departments. My right1004W hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Air regards the proceedings of this Committee as confidential and cannot see his way to issue a report on them.