§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary aof State for Defence (1) whether his Department is taking any action to secure compensation from any other company in respect of ex-gratia payments made to United Scientific Holdings/Avimo;
(2) what was the amount of ex-gratia payment made by his Department to United Scientific Holdings/Avimo in respect of that company's performance on the most recent contract for the delivery of thermal observation and gunnery sighting equipment.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe details of extra-contractual payments made by my Department to particular firms, and of any actions taken with other companies to secure compensation, are commercially confidential.
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§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department is satisfied that the technical data package received by Avimo Ltd. in respect of its recent thermal observation and gunnery sighting equipment contract was sufficient to permit it properly to discharge its contractual obligations.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIt is not our normal practice to comment on the quality of particular products passing between our suppliers.