§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 12 December,Official Report, column 457, on market testing, what is the total value of the contracts awarded.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe total annual value of contracts placed following the examination of defence support activities up to September 1994 was approximately £350 million. This figure represents a considerable saving on the original annual operating costs of the 46 activities involved.