§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of 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.
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§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe following private security firms are currently employed by my Department:
- Lisburn Security Services
- Securicor
- Group 4
- Security Wales
- Security Express Guards Ltd.
- Security Express
- Chubb
- Reliance
- Defence Security Services
- Securite Security Limited
- Potton Leisure Limited
The value of each contract is a matter of commerical and contractual confidentiality. Information about the total value of such contracts for each year since 1984–85 is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information about the number of staff employed on each contract is also not readily available; in some cases the number varies from day to day according to operational requirements.