§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will give the reasons why it took some years for discussions to have ensued on the question of the issue of twin-ply tissues for the use of civil servants; in what year discussions began with whom; and whether the savings of between £350,000 and £600,000 per annum for the additional costs for twin-ply as against the normal paper was the cause.
§ Mr. ChannonI understand that this subject has been raised with officials by the Council of Civil Service Unions at intervals over a number of years and that on each occasion it has beer, rejected on grounds of cost.