§ Mr. Warrenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the EEC draft Directive on Public Purchasing in the Community has not been circulated by Her Majesty's Government to the data processing and telecommunications industries.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettIt would not be appropriate to make available EEC Council Working Documents to individual industrial organisations. The interests of industry, including these two sectors, have of course been borne in mind in the discussions on the draft Directive.