§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many private security firms have been employed by his Department for each of the last 10 years; what has been the annual value of the contracts; and if he will estimate how many guards have been employed for each of those years.
§ Sir John WheelerDetails of private security firms employed by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments over the period 1991–92 to 1993–94 are as follows:
Number of firms Annual value £000s Number of guards 1991–92 15 1,796.7 183 1992–93 18 2,050.6 163 1993–94 18 1,946.8 173 For the details of all contracts for each financial year from 1984–85 to 1990–91, I refer the hon. Member to the reply he was given on 22 October 1991, Official Report, column 552.