§ Mr. Bernard JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent defence contracts or subcontracts have been awarded to companies based in and around Colchester; and what is the value of each contract or subcontract. [20279]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotDuring the current financial year, over 200 prime contracts have been placed by MoD contracts branches on approximately 100 companies either based in the area or where the major element of the work is being performed or sub-contracted in and around Colchester. Because of the number of contracts it is impractical to list them individually, but values range from several hundred to several million pounds.
The above does not include any minor sub-contract work, or local purchase orders placed locally by MoD units as this information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.