§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on what criteria Paradigm was selected as the preferred bidder for the Skynet 5 project; [41769]
(2) pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2002 to the hon. Member for Bedford (Mr. Hall) Official Report, column 1135W, on the Skynet 5 programme, if he will give the location by parliamentary constituency of the jobs that will be (a) created and (b) sustained. [41771]
§ Dr. MoonieThe decision to select the preferred bidder for the Skynet 5 programme was taken on value for money grounds.
On current plans we expect the majority of the jobs created or sustained by Skynet 5 to be located in the parliamentary constituencies of Stevenage, Portsmouth North, North Wiltshire, Macclesfield and Newport (South Wales).