§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations which previously held contracts with his Department(a) won new contracts at the culmination of the existing contracts and (b) won new contracts after a period of inactivity with his Department in each of the past five years. [38721]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 28 February 2002]: There have been no such cases since the creation of the Wales Office in July 1999. For the former Welsh Office, the information requested is not readily available and the question can be answered only at disproportionate cost.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the 30 largest contracts awarded by his Department from(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999, (c) May 1999 to April 2000, (d) May 2000 to April 2001 and (e) May 2001 to the latest date, indicating in each case the values of the contracts and the companies with which the contracts were placed. [38722]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 28 February 2002]: For the former Welsh Office (covering the period until June 1999) the information requested is not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Since its creation in July 1999 the Wales Office has continued these contracts which it inherited from the former Welsh Office:
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- Cleaning by Appointment (office cleaning)
- Securicor Guarding (out-of-hours security)
- Government Car and Despatch Service (Ministerial cars)
- Sykes and Sons (flying of flags).
It has also had a contract with The Bridge to provide counselling services in connection with the North Wales Child Abuse Tribunal.
The value of these contracts is commercially confidential.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations have won new contracts with(a) his Department and (b) executive agencies in each of the past five years. [38720]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 28 February 2002]: For the former Welsh Office the information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The Wales Office, since its creation in July 1999, has only continued existing contracts inherited from the Welsh Office.