§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Lord Privy Seal what arrangements there are in his Department to ensure that small businesses receive a proportion of all purchasing contracts issued by his Department; and what proportion he expects this will be in 1979–80 and 1980–81.
§ Mr. HurdThere are no special arrangements of this kind. I regret that information on the proportion of purchasing contracts issued to small businesses is not readily available and could not be provided without disproportionate cost.