§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the names of all the private security firms currently employed by his Department, the number of employees for each firm on the contract, the total value of each contract and the total value of all contracts for each financial year since 1984–85.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe private security firms listed in the table currently have contracts with the Department of Transport and the total annual value of such contracts since 1984–85 is:
£ 1984–85 190,521 1985–86 244,394 1986–87 296,191 1987–88 334,180 1988–89 456,242 1989–90 565,668
Name of firm Number of employees Annual value of contract £ Centuryan Security Limited 1 11,661 Centuryan Security Limited 1 9,836 Compass Security Limitedmited 1 8,736 Frontline Security Services 4 26,500 Reliance Security Services Limited 3 107,736 Royal British Legion Attentants Limited 1 12,214 Royal British Legion Attendants Limited 2 46,177 Securicor Security Services As required 31,000 Securicor Security Services As required 160,000 Securicor Services (Safelink) As required 30,000 Securiguard Services (Southern) Limited 3 90,000 Shorrock Guards 1 1,950 Yeoman Security Guards Limited 3 29,858