§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what arrangements there are in his Department to ensure that small businesses receive a 454W proportion of all purchasing contracts issued by his Department; and what proportion he expects this will be in 1979–80 and 1980–81.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleThere are no special arrangements of this kind. For my Department most purchases are made either by Her Majesty's Stationery Office or by the Department of the Environment—Property Services Agency. Insignificant small purchases are made from the retail trade.