HC Deb 28 March 1994 vol 240 c599W
39. Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps his Department is taking to ensure that when tenders for public work are invited that they are in realistic commercial terms and without unnecessary contingent liabilities.

Mr. David Davis

The Government's guide to market testing, produced by my Department and published in August 1993, gives advice on how to invite tenders for central Government work. This is supplemented and updated as the need arises.

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