Government Contracts (Scotland)

HC Deb 25 October 1967 vol 751 cc506-7W

Mr. MacArthur

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what new Government contracts have been placed in Scotland this year.

Mr. Harold Lever

During the first 8 months of this calendar year, new Government contracts to the value of £64 million were placed in Scotland. Of these, 146, to a total value of £34 million, were each worth £50,000 or more.