§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Prime Minister if she will estimate the number of jobs in the United Kingdom which have been or will be created or maintained by the award of the Oman university contract to Cementation Ltd.
§ The Prime MinisterContracts for major projects such as this provide significant employment in the United Kingdom, not simply or even principally in the lead contracting company, but also in the many companies running into hundreds which supply goods and services either directly or indirectly for the project. Precise estimates tend to be unreliable because of the variations in the circumstances of the particular companies concerned.