§ Mr. McWilliamasked the Secretary of State for Defence which companies from which his Department has ordered arms or equipment over the last five years have been prosecuted for illegally supplying arms or equipment with false end user certificates; and what was the result of each such prosecution.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe Ministry of Defence does not hold the information in the form requested. However, I can assure the hon. Member that before any contracts are placed all the relevant circumstances relating to the award of the contract are taken into account. This would, of course, include the reputation of the suppliers in question.