§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list for his Department and its agencies the approved list of manufacturers of(a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles; and if he will make a statement on his Department's leasing and purchasing policy. [128985]
§ Mr. Chris SmithI refer my hon. Friend to my answer to his earlier question on 19 May 2000,Official Report, column 280W.
The Royal Parks Agency does not operate an approved list of manufacturers for the vehicles it leases. It operates a number of framework agreements which are all obtained within the framework of "The Public Supply Contract Regulations 1995". The contractors chosen are those which offer the most economically advantageous tender in terms of both price and technical considerations. The vehicles are specified by the standards and performance they are required to meet and not by manufacturer.