§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, further to the reply of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 8 February, Official Report, columns 259–60, he will list the main items included in the figure under the heading "Other European Community Suppliers" given in respect of the Royal Mint, the Stationery Office, and Computers and Telecommunications.
§ Mr. BrittanOver 90 per cent. of the Royal Mint's purchases from other European Community suppliers were blanks for various coinage orders. In the case of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, the main items were office machinery, chemicals, photographic equipment and paper products. The Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency's purchases were primarily ancillary equipment for computer systems. In many cases delivery was not available from suppliers in this country.