HC Deb 25 January 1996 vol 270 cc324-5W
Mr. Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all contracts placed by his Department with(a) GEC Marconi Radar in Chelmsford, (b) GEC Marconi Communications in Chelmsford, (c) the English Electric Valve Company in Chelmsford and (d) other companies based in Chelmsford since June 1987, and what each contract was worth. [10844]

Mr. Arbuthnot

[holding answer 22 January 1996]: The number and total value of contracts with (a) the GEC-Marconi Ltd. group of companies in the Chelmsford area, (b) EEV Ltd.—the English Electric Valve Company—and (c) other companies in the Chelmsford area which were extant during the period from 1990 to date are shown in the table.

Financial year GEC-Number of contracts Marconi Ltd. Total value £million EEV Number of contracts Ltd Total value £million Other Number of contracts Co's Total Value £million
1990–91 1,172 842.8 170 118.4 567 25.1
1991–92 1,387 876.4 201 132.8 719 30.6
1992–93 516 834.3 158 115.3 550 34.7
1993–94 603 638.7 143 104.3 621 51.7
1994–95 588 592.5 132 105.3 649 48.5
1995 up to December 593 537.9 80 74.9 542 62.7