HC Deb 31 October 1979 vol 972 cc528-9W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. Lawson

[pursuant to his reply, 30 October 1979]: The Treasury lets contracts only rarely and does not have any special arrangements of this kind.