§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what instructions have been issued and on what date to non-departmental public bodies concerning the inclusion of Wilprint on the tender lists for public sector printing work. [21429]
§ Mr. Hague[holding answer 19 March 1996]No instructions were given to non-departmental public bodies either to include, or to exclude, Wilprint from tendering for public sector printing work.
However, non-departmental public bodies were notified on 8 June 1992 that, as a result of relationships between an ex-official of my Department and Wilprint, the company would not be invited to tender for Welsh Office contracts while the matter was investigated by the police. The decision would be reviewed when the investigations were concluded.
My Department informed NDPBs on 13 November 1995 that it had decided to continue its policy of not 525W inviting Wilprint to tender following the conviction of the ex-official and the managing director of Wilprint.