§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the letter of the Minister of State for Defence Procurement to the hon. Member for Cardiff, West of 16 May, if he will list the 40 contracts held by Airwork Ltd. for the Ministry of Defence; and if he will list those which are in the majority that have been rated as satisfactory.
§ Mr. AitkenAirwork Ltd. is contracted by my Department to carry out a wide variety of support activities, including:
- Provision of Simulator Instructor and maintenance of simulator and supply of spares
- Provision of aircraft Maintenance Services
- Post Design Work
- Maintenance of Communications Equipment at various locations
- Provision of Helicopter Support and On Call Maintenance
- Servicing of maintenance of Range Safety Radars and Ground Radio
- Provision of Flying Instruction
- Servicing of Aircraft
- Repair and Reconditioning of Spares
As stated in my letter dated 16 May 1994 to the hon. Member for Cardiff, West, in general these contracts are being performed satisfactorily.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the letter from the Minister of State for Defence Procurement to the hon. Member for Cardiff, West, dated 16 May, if he will list the names of all the contractors placed on the Ministry of Defence list of contractors requiring special attention; on what date they were placed on that list; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AitkenThe list is maintained for internal use only, as part of my Departments risk management technique. It is treated as commercial in confidence and therefore I am not prepared to identify the contractors currently on it.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the letter of the Minister of State for Defence Procurement to the hon. Member for Cardiff, West, dated 16 May, on what date Airwork Ltd. was placed on the Ministry of Defence list of contractors requiring special attention.
§ Mr. AitkenOn 21 May 1993.