§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence on what basis contracts for cleaning services in naval dockyards and naval services have been renegotiated before the agreed time for the contracts had expired.
§ Mr. LeeContracts for cleaning services in MOD establishments, including naval dockyards and naval services, have been renegotiated on the basis of proposals submitted by the various contractors.
The proposals were examined, and if necessary negotiations conducted, to ensure that the wage rates on which they were based were of a level at which the contractor could be reasonably expected to obtain good quality employees and that the total hours to be worked and productivity rates were in keeping with those necessary to maintain a good standard of cleaning.