§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what basis the amount that the Royal Ordnance paid his Department for the services of the Ministry of Defence police is classified as commercially sensitive information; and if he will make a statement. [15212]
§ Mr. Soames[Pursuant to his reply 17 January 1996, Official Report, column 580]: The financial aspects of contractual arrangements concerning the supply of goods or services to or from my Department are regarded as commercially confidential. Details of the amounts paid by Royal Ordnance plc for the services of the Ministry of Defence police are no exception.