§ Q35. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister what communication Her Majesty's Government have had with the European Community about Her Majesty's Government's policy of buying British goods wherever possible; whether Her Majesty's Government reasserted their policy or modified it in any way; and if she will publish the texts of the request and of Her Majesty's Government's reply in the Official Report.
§ The Prime MinisterIt is the Government's policy to buy British goods whenever they are competitively priced and well made. The Government's purchasing guidelines have been discussed with the European Commission. They have not been modified in any way.