HC Deb 13 February 1978 vol 944 cc10-1W
Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will instruct his Department not to purchase brands of whisky, gin, vodka and brandy manufactured by the Distillers Company until the Distillers Company pay the 85 thalidomide children on the Y list the same compensation as that paid to children on the X list which was drawn up prior to the 1973 settlement.

Mr. Millan

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services to Questions about the Distillers Company.

Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on goods manufactured by the Distillers Company Ltd. in the last financial year.

Mr. Millan

My Department's records do not enable information about such purchases to be extracted.