§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for the financial year 1998–99 the number and total value of contracts let by his Department with external consultants and advisers that have(a) been put out to competitive tender, (b) not been put out to competitive tender and (c) been let on a non-commercial basis, stating in each case the names of the individuals or organisations that have carried out the work. [109066]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 8 February 2000]: The information requested is not held centrally. However, the Department's procurement policy is that services and goods should be acquired by competition unless there are compelling reasons to the contrary.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the(a) number and (b) value of contracts let by his Department since May 1997 to external consultants and advisers for the management of competitive tendering processes. [109303]
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§ Yvette CooperNo contracts to manage competitive tendering processes have been let by the Department since 1997.