§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will (a) list the value and nature of contracts above £1,000 in value awarded to Lucas Aerospace since June 1983 and (b) indicate which ones include work for Lucas Aerospace's Hemel Hempstead factory.
§ Mr. LeeIt is not the practice of the Ministry to reveal details of contracts placed with individual contractors as this information is commercial in confidence. However, the overall value of contracts placed with Lucas Aerospace in the financial years 1983–84, 1984–85, and 1985–86 was approximately £115 million.
The distribution of work within the Lucas Aerospace organisation is a matter for that company.