HC Deb 25 April 1988 vol 132 cc71-2W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total value of defence procurement contracts placed by his Department during the last full financial year.

Mr. Sainsbury

In the financial year 1986–87, the latest period for which full information is available, the total value of headquarter contracts placed by my Department was £9.3 billion.