§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the defence contracts placed by United States purchasing authorities as part of the offset for the AWACS early warning contract placed with Boeing; what is the value of each contract and the total value; and to what extent this achieves the target for offsetting contracts agreed between the United States and the United Kingdom Governments.
§ Mr. AitkenAs I announced in the House on 20 May,Hansard, volume 208, column 190, Boeing has now met its obligation under its industrial participation agreement with my Department. The agreement required Boeing and its subcontractors to offer competitive bidding opportunities to British defence companies, and United States purchasing authorities were not parties to it. Details of individual contracts remain commercially confidential.