§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Industry, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Macclesfield on 15 January 1981, if he will give the reasons for the change in practice in the confidentiality of payments to individual consultants since his reply to the hon. Member for Macclesfield on 13 May 1980, Official Report, column 441.
§ Mr. MacGregorThere has been no change in practice. The cost of consultants' fees and expenses for the calendar year 1979 given in the written answer on 13 May 1980 did not disclose amounts paid to named individuals.