HC Deb 19 November 1979 vol 974 c74W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many small businesses feature on the approved list of suppliers maintained by his Department for purchasing contracts by means of selective tender.

Mr. Lawson

[pursuant to his reply, 16 November 1979]: The Treasury does not maintain its own approved list of suppliers. We take advice from the appropriate Department.