HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 cc480-1W
Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list category A projects awarded in the last three years where US companies and the UK subsidiaries of US companies were sub-contractors receiving contracts in excess of £100 million. [126115]

Mr. Ingram

I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the value of defence and defence-related(a) imports from and (b) exports to the United States of America was in the last three years for which figures are available. [126113]

Mr. Ingram

The value of goods exported to individual countries is published in the Government's annual report on Strategic Export Controls. Copies of these reports, the most recent covering 2002, are available from the Library of the House and via the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website www.fco.gov.uk.

The values of defence imports into the United Kingdom from the USA are as follows:

Current prices (£ million)
1999 660
2000 838
2001 1,474

Data for imports during 2002 is not yet available.

Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list category A projects and their approximate values awarded in the last three years to US companies and the UK subsidiaries of US companies. [126114]

Mr. Ingram

I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.