§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the total value to the latest available full year of public sector contracts in Scotland of a character which will make them open to Communitywide bidding as part of the creation of the internal market.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNo assessment has been made because information is not held centrally on Scottish public sector contracts. The cost of establishing a means of assessing the value of public contracts in Scotland to be opened to Communitywide bidding would not be justified.