§ Mr. Blakerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will invite regional hospital boards to renegotiate fixed price contracts involving the supply of stainless steel products in view of the recent rise in the cost of such products caused by the nickel strikes in Canada.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyNo. The re-negotiation of contract prices is a matter for the parties to the contract, and a departure from the terms of a fixed price contract would not normally be entertained.