§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many private security firms were employed by his Department in(a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c) the last year for which figures are available; and in each of these years (i) which sections of his Department employed these firms, (ii) which firms they were, (iii) what was the job for which they were employed and (iv) what was the value of the contract in each case.
§ Mr. HowardI regret that there is no central record of information of private security firms employed by my Department. I refer the hon. Member to the reply to the hon. Member for Walsall, South (Mr. George) on Tuesday 26 April,Official Report, column 98, for available information in respect of security companies employed by my Department.