§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list(a) the average value of contracts awarded by his Department, (b) the value of (i) the smallest and (ii) the largest contract awarded, (c) the number of contracts with a value of (1) £0 to £999, (2) £1,000 to £9,999, (3) £10,000 to £49,999, (4) £50,000 to £99,999, (5) £100,000 to £499,999, (6) £500,000 to £999,999 and (7) above £1,000,000 and (d) the total number of contracts awarded in 1995–96. [34131]
§ Mr. StreeterDetails of every contract let by the Department are not held in central registers and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, analysis of the 617 contracts awarded in 1995–96 which are held in central registers is as follows:
- (a) £100,611
- (b) (i) £42
- (b) (ii) £24 million
- (c) (1) 55
- (c) (2) 219
- (c) (3) 219
- (c) (4) 51
- (c) (5) 58
- (c) (6) 8
- (c) (7) 7
- (d) 617.