§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those companies which have been awarded contracts by his Department for work related to the British underwater test and evaluation centre.
§ Mr. ButlerThe following companies are currently providing services for the operation and maintenance of the BUTEC facility at Kyle of Lochalsh:
- RCA Limited, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex,
- Thorn EMI Electronics Limited, Woking, Surrey,
- Bond Helos, Aberdeen.
In addition, the following companies have current contracts for support, repair and design-development services and the supply of equipment to be used at the facility:
- RCA Limited, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex,
- Thorn EMI Electronics Limited, Woking, Surrey,
- Easams Limited, Frimley, Surrey,
- CAP Scientific Limited, Holborn, London,
- dB Instrumentation Limited, Aldershot, Hants,
- Waverley Electronics Limited, Weymouth, Dorset,
- Offshore Environmental Systems Limited, Farnham, Surrey,
- Slingsby Engineering Limited, Kirkbymoorside, Yorks,
- STC Limited, Greenwich, London,
- Alluvial Mine and Shaft Sinking Company, Basildon, Essex,
- Techmation, Edgware, London,
- Price and Edward Limited, West Drayton, Middlesex.
Approximately 250 local purchase orders have also been placed during the same period by the responsible technical branch at Portland.