§ Mrs Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many competitive tendering exercises carried out by his Department in each of the last two years332W were caught by the provisions of the public services directive but were not subsequently advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union in compliance with the relevant regulations. [19227]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotAll contracts for services awarded by this Department since the public services directive came into effect on 1 July 1993 have been awarded in compliance with the relevant regulations.