§ 60. Mr. Wigginasked the Minister of Technology what was the cost of distributing General Notice to Contractors No. 34; and what was the purpose of changing the name of the Inspection Division to the Quality Assurance Division within his Department.
§ 61. Mr. Fortescueasked the Minister of Technology what was the cost of preparing, issuing and distributing General Notice to Contractors No. 34 of 17th April, 1969 by the Contracts Division of his Department; how many copies were sent out; and why contractors were informed that the word "Inspection" had been replaced by the words "Quality Assurance" in six titles within his Department.
§ Mr. Fowler6,000 copies of the notice were distributed at a cost of approximately £140. The change of name was necessary to describe more accurately the current functions of the division.
The notice was necessary to avoid the need to amend the many thousands of contracts specifying the Director General of Inspection as the Inspecting Officer.