§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 22 November 2001,Official Report, column 373W, on the Territorial Army, for what reason the decision was taken to re-tender for the national advertising contract. [18842]
§ Dr. MoonieIn accordance with normal practice the national advertising contract for the Territorial Army and Regular Army is subject to regular review. The Army Training and Recruiting Agency's recruiting authorities, in conjunction with the Central Office of Information, reviewed the current contract and concluded that there was a need to refresh the current advertising campaign and that this was best achieved by a process of re-tendering.