§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list by item the furniture, fittings and decorations purchased since 1 May with public funds for his official flat in Downing Street indicating the cost of each item not subjected to a formal competitive tendering process; if he will list for each item the reasons it was not subjected to competitive tendering, if more than one quotation was sought; whether the lowest price was accepted; what was the lowest quotation submitted; and what factors led to more than one quotation not being sought in respect of certain items; [26064]
- (2) if he will list by item all furniture, fittings and decorations purchased with public funds since 1 May for his official flat in Downing Street indicating the cost of each item subjected to a formal competitive process; and what was the lowest tender price submitted for each item; [26066]
- (3) if he will list the country of origin of each item of furniture, fittings and decorations purchased with public funds since 1 May for his official flat in Downing Street; and what factors led to the purchase of items whose country of origin was not the United Kingdom; [26061]
- (4) if he will list the date and time of delivery to Downing Street of each item of furniture, fittings and decorations purchased with public funds since 1 May for his official flat in Downing Street; and what factors governed the delivery time of each item delivered outside normal working hours. [26062]
§ Mr. Gordon Brown[holding answer 30 January 1998]: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Prime Minister's answer to the right hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Mr. Forth) on 26 January 1998, Official Report, column 66.