§ Miss FookesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will reconsider his decision not to award the contract for the repair of the Leander class frigate HMS Penelope to Devonport Management Limited in the light of further information about the relative price competitivenes of the main bidders, as indicated in a letter being sent to him by the hon. Member for Plymouth, Drake.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 27 October 1988]: No. The contract was awarded following competitive tendering to the company submitting the lowest compliant bid which, after due adjustment for comparability was significantly lower than the DML bid. However, I shall write to my hon. Friend.