asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies have contracts with the Government worth more than £1 million per annum.

I regret that this information is not readily available in the form asked for by the hon. and gallant Member. I am making inquiries of all the Departments concerned and will send him what information I can.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the names of those companies which are now engaged upon Government contracts of over £5 million per annum.

I regret that information is not available in precisely the form sought by the hon. and gallant Member. However, the following is a list of companies having one or more Government contracts, each of which is worth more than £5 million in total.

• Associated Bridge Builders Ltd— consortium of Sir W. Arrol and Co. Ltd. Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co. Ltd., Dorman Long Bridge and Engineering Ltd.
• Associated Electrical Industries Ltd.
• Automatic Telephone and Electric Company Ltd.
• Bristol-Siddeley Engines Ltd.
• British Aircraft Corporation Ltd.
• British Eagle International Airlines Ltd.
• John Brown and Co. Ltd.
• Cammell Laird and Co. (Shipbuilders and Engineers) Ltd.
• Christiani and Nielsen Ltd. with Lehane, McKenzie and Shand Ltd. (in consortium).
• Christiani-Shand Ltd.
• Richard Costain Ltd. with Higgs and Hill Ltd. (in consortium).
• Dowsett Engineering and Construction Ltd.
• Elliot Brothers (London) Ltd.
• English Electric Company Ltd
• Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.
• Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.
• Ferranti Ltd.
• Harland and Wolff Ltd.
• Hawker-Siddeley Aviation Ltd.
• Hawker-Siddeley Dynamics Ltd.
• Hawthorn Leslie (Shipbuilders) Ltd.
• John Laing Construction Ltd.
• Sir Alfred McAlpine and Son Ltd. with Leonard Fairclough Ltd. (in consortium).
• Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons.
• A. Monk and Co. Ltd.
• Sir Lindsay Parkinson and Co. Ltd.
• Rolls-Royce Ltd.
• Rolls-Royce and Associates Ltd.
• Joseph Sankey and Sons Ltd.
• Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.
• Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.
• Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd.
• Short Brothers and Harland Ltd.
• Tarmac Civil Engineering Ltd.
• Vickers Armstrong (Engineers) Ltd.
• Vickers Armstrong (Shipbuilders) Ltd.
• George Wimpey and Co. Ltd.