§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many contracts have been underwritten by the ECGD via competitive tendering in each of the last 10 years. [142215]
§ Mr. CabornECGD does not maintain information on the tender process as part of its business records and as such cannot quantify the number of contracts which it has supported over the last 10 years which have been won via competitive tendering.
139WThe total number of contracts supported by ECGD in each of the last 10 years is set out in the following table.
Years Number 1991–92 78 1992–93 139 1993–94 138 1994–95 225 1995–96 170 1996–97 185 1997–98 117 1998–99 107 1999–2000 110 2000–011 68 1 To 30 November