§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Defence from whom he purchased private homes at Stanton, Suffolk, for the use of Royal Air Force personnel.
§ Mr. WellbelovedThe houses were purchased from Hepworth Road Developments Limited, of Ipswich.
§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the seller of the private homes he purchased at Stanton, Suffolk, has refused his or her consent to the disclosure to Parliament of the price paid out of public funds; and, if so, what reasons he or she gave.
§ Mr. WellbelovedAs I explained in my reply of 22nd July 1976—[Vol. 915, c. 567.]—to the hon. Member, it is a well-established practice to regard the financial details of individual Government contracts as confidential, and I can confirm that neither the seller, nor I, wish to depart from this practice in this particular case.