HC Deb 03 May 1985 vol 78 cc263-4W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions in the past the Procurement Executive has telephoned tenderers for his Department's contracts on contracts worth more than £100 million giving the deadline date for tendering; whether this

Vessel Date of order
Broadsword Class Frigate (Type 22)
T22-13 29 January 1985
T22-14 29 January 1985
* Denotes expected to be accepted from the shipbuilder during 1985.

It is not the practice to give planned acceptance dates.