§ Mr. RadiceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many public contracts have been awarded to British suppliers by purchasers in other EU member states between 1993 and 1996; [6414]
(2) what was the value in sterling of the total public contracts awarded to British companies from purchasers in other EU member states between 1993 and 1996. [6415]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 3 December 1996]Such information is not available. The Green Paper on public procurement in the European Union, adopted by the European Commission on 27 November, suggest that, for EU member states as a whole, the share of cross-border business for public contracts for goods and services has risen from about 5 per cent. in 1987 to 10 per cent. in 1995.