§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry why the Ceylon Shipping Corporation has been selected as the designated shipping line for the carriage of sea mail to the Indian sub-continent for 1984–85.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to the reply, 9 July 1984, c. 364]: This is a matter for the commercial judgment of the Post Office but I am advised that the decision was made after the contracts were advertised and competitive sealed tenders were invited from interested parties. It was on the basis of these tenders that the work in question was given to the Ceylon Shipping Corporation.