§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Industry which United Kingdom companies manufacturing computers were consulted on Government procurement policy in the course of the preparation of the NEDC Computer Industry Working Party draft proposal on the consolidation of the United Kingdom minicomputer industry.
§ Mr. CryerThe recent statement on procurement policy by the NEDC Computer Sector Working Party, which made particular reference to minicomputers, was 175W the result of discussions within the working party itself. No formal consultations on this topic were held with firms, though a number of companies supply members to the working party and its sub-groups and other companies had previously made representations to the working party about procurement policy.