§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his parliamentary replies of 23 May,Official Report, column 571, and 6 June, Official Report, column 311, whether the earlier contracts awarded to Miss C. Lesley Andrews and Aldbourne Associates were won subsequent to competitive tender after open advertisement.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many housing consultancy contracts have been awarded to Aldbourne Associates Ltd. by(a) competitive tendering and (b) fixed fee; and if he will list the appropriate financial years and financial commitments for such contracts.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettNone: I take it that the lion. Gentleman uses the term "fixed fee" to denote a contract under which the payments made will in all circumstances conform to the total established for the contract at the outset.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for-Wales pursuant to his parliamentary answer of 6 June,Official Report, column 311, (1) if the housing consultancy contract with Miss C. Lesley Andrews was renegotiated when Aldbourne Associates Ltd. took over responsibility for it;
(2) when Aldbourne Associates Ltd. took over responsibility for the housing consultancy contract given initially to Miss C. Lesley Andrews.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe contracts were not taken over in the sense the questions imply. The initial contract was made with Miss Andrews trading under her own name. The 1985 contract was made with Aldbourne Associates, under which name she then traded and on whose behalf she signed. The 1988 and 1989 contracts were made with Miss Andrews trading as Aldbourne Associates, and the 1990 and 1991 contracts with Miss Andrews trading as Aldbourne Associates Ltd. Negotiations have preceded the making of each contract.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his parliamentary replies of 23 May,Official Report, column 571, and 6 June, Official Report, column 311, if he will list the full business name and address of Aldbourne Associates.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe full business name and address of Aldbourne Associates is as follows:
- Aldbourne Associates Ltd.
- Ulmus
- Ogbourne St. George Road
- Aldbourne
- Wiltshire SN8 2LD