§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what was the cost of soap used by the Departments under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland, during the year to the last convenient date, listing each supplier, where the soap was manufactured, and from what companies it was purchased.
§ Mr. Mellish:The annual cost of soap used by Departments under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland is about £6,500.
The names of the companies supplying various kinds of soap during 1967–68 and the places of manufacture are:
Name of Contractor Place of Manufacture Lever Industrial Ltd. … Port Sunlight Gerard Bros. Ltd. … Nottingham Liquid Soaps Ltd. … Mitcham London Oil Refining Co. Ltd. … Reading Peter Lunt & Co. Ltd … Liverpool C.W.S. (Manchester) Ltd. … Irlam Scottish firms are invariably invited to tender but in 1967–68 were unsuccessful.