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Mr. Watts
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to require prime contractors to pay subcontractors promptly.
Mr. Archie Hamilton
Our policy is to encourage prime contractors to follow the Ministry's example and pay subcontractors promptly when their work has been satisfactorily completed. We cannot require them to do so.