§ 59. Sir John Hallasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the sterling value of orders placed for computers under one Atlas power by universities in the years ended 31st March 1973, 1974 and 1975; and what percentage of those orders were placed with foreign manufacturers.
§ Mr. MulleyIn the years ended 31st March 1974 and 1975 the values of orders placed were £2.794 million and £2.837 million, of which 47.3 per cent and 76.3 per cent. respectively were placed with companies understood to be owned and controlled from outside the United Kingdom. I regret that the information for the year ended 31st March 1973 is not available in my Department.