Contracts (Hansard, 7 February 1994)

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 31 January,Official Report, column 509, if he will publish the terms of reference for each contract awarded over the past five years.

§ Mr. Norris
The contracts awarded over the past five years contain a wide variety of types of work. They will not normally have been let against simple terms of reference, but if the hon. Member has a particular interest in any one of the specific cases listed in my answer of 31 January, I will be happy to respond.

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answers of 31 January,Official Report, columns 506–9, regarding contracts for which bids are currently being considered by his Department, if he will publish the terms of reference for each contract.

§ Mr. Norris
The contracts currently being considered contain a wide variety of types of work. They will not normally be let against simple terms of reference, but if the hon. Member has a particular interest in any one of the cases listed in my answer of 31 January, I will be happy to respond.