§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contracts his Department has entered into with Kaymar Studios; and if he will make a statement. [25927]
§ Mr. SoamesMy Department maintains central records of contracts which are valued at over £5,000 and which are let centrally by contracts branches within the Ministry of Defence head office, the Procurement Executive and service command headquarters. These records cover the last six years. Low-value contracts issued under local purchase powers and Defence agency contracts are not recorded centrally.
No record has been found of any contract with a business called Kaymar Studios having been let centrally over the last six years. It would not be possible, without disproportionate cost, to establish whether any contracts have been placed with a business of that name under local purchase powers or at an earlier date.