§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the names of all the private security firms currently employed by his Department, the number of employees for each firm on the contract, the total value of each contract and the total value of all contracts for each financial year since 1984–85.
§ Mr. ForthThe private security firms currently employed by this Department, and the number of guards on each contract, are as follows: Thorn Security Services Limited (38 guards), Chubb Wardens Ltd. (21), Centuryan Security Ltd. (15), Group 4-Welsh Guards Limited (10), Shorrock Guards Ltd. (5), Security Express Guards Ltd. (3) and Sterling Guards Ltd. (1). The value of each contract is commercially confidential information. The total value (excluding VAT) of all contracts placed by DTI since 1984–85 is:
£ 1984–85 657,000 1985–86 778,000 1986–87 993,600 1987–88 1,165,683 1988–89 1,168,813 1989–90 11,318,800 1 Estimated.