§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money was paid by his Department to GEC to bid against VSEL for the contract for the Trafalgar class of submarines.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 25 November 1994]: We offered contracts to both GEC and VSEL for studies to produce, in advance of bids, innovative and improved construction and integration techniques in order to reduce the ultimate costs to my Department. Both companies have agreed to provide early sight of such proposals but only GEC accepted the offer of a contract to do so. The value of the contract is commercially confidential.