§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will supply details and dates of when universities have been asked to adopt tendering and contractual requirements in line with Command Paper No 6882, paragraph 16, and any instructions issued in this connection.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsAs stated in the answer given to my hon. Friend on 3rd April—[Vol. 947, c. 51]—universities have on occasion been asked to adopt tendering and contractual practices consonant with paragraph 16 of Command Paper No. 6882. Letters relating to phases 1 and 2 of the incomes policy were sent by the University Grants Committee to universities on 22nd January and 15th October 1976, on 7th March, 20th September and 1st December 1977, and 31st March 1978; but, regarding phase 3, no letter has been sent asking them to adopt tendering and contractual requirements in line with paragraph 16 of the Command Paper.