§ 30. Mr. Trippierasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his discussions on proposals to change the system of tendering for public service contracts in order that firms manufacturing British goods can be more easily identified.
§ Mr. BiffenTenderers for Government contracts are free to state the place of manufacture of their products in their tenders, and in many cases this information is specifically requested by purchasing Departments. Because of recent evidence of counterfeiting, tenderers for textile and clothing contracts of significant value will in future be asked by major purchasing Departments to supply details on where each of the manufacturing processes involved was carried out.