HC Deb 14 June 1991 vol 192 c729W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the deciding factor in awarding the contract to Steyr of Austria for small arms;

(2) if he will list the weapons included in the contract awarded by his Department to the Steyr company of Austria.

Mr. Alan Clark

The MOD has no current contract with Steyr of Austria for the supply of small arms.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the percentage of British military contracts awarded to foreign companies in 1990–91 and 1991–92.

Mr. Alan Clark

The percentage by value of contracts placed with companies located overseas during 1990–91 was approximately 6 per cent. These figures exclude expenditure related to collaborative projects and contracts placed locally overseas. Figures for 1991–92 are not yet available.