§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 contracts awarded (c) the number of contracts with a value of (1) £0–£999, (2) £1,000£9,999, (3) £10,000–£49,999, (4) £50,000–£99,999, (5) £100,000–£499,999, (6) £500,000–£999,999 and (7) above £1,000,000 and (d) the total number of contracts awarded in 1995–96. [34147]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information is given in the table:
(a) Average value of contracts £8,777 (b) (i) smallest contract £6.38 (ii) largest contract £2.6 million (c)(l)£0–£999 785 contracts (2) £l,000–£9,999 323 (3) £10,000–£49,999 67 (4) £50,000–£99,999 25 (5) £100,000–£499,999 10 (6) £500,00–£999,999 0 (7) above £1,000,000 2 (d) Total contracts 1,212