§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the contracts entered into with private sector companies for the provision of goods or 611W services since May 1997 where penalty clauses were triggered for non-performance; and if he will make a statement. [122013]
§ Dr. ReidThe information requested is not held centrally and could be collated in respect of the period before 1 July 1999 only at disproportionate cost. Procurement by the Scottish Executive since 1 July 1999 is a matter for the Scottish Parliament. There have been no requirements to trigger penalty clauses in the Scotland Office since 1 July 1999.