§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many contracts for goods or services have been awarded by his Department and its executive agencies on the basis of single negotiated contracts in each of the last three years; if he will list the companies involved and the value of the contract in each case; what percentage this represented of contracts awarded by his Department and its agencies after competitive tendering; and, in each case, why the contracts were awarded on the basis of a single negotiated tender. [22874]
§ Mr. HanleyThe number of single negotiated contracts awarded in each of the last three years is not centrally available and collection of the associated data requested could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.