§ Mr. Wattsasked the Paymaster General what was the value of contracts placed by his Department with small businesses in each of the financial years since 1978–79; and what percentage of total expenditure on purchase of goods and services those amounts represented.
§ Mr. TrippierInformation in the form requested is not available. However, it is estimated that small firms benefited from at least 10 per cent. of the value of contracts placed directly by my Department in 1985–86.