HC Deb 17 November 2000 vol 356 cc804-5W
Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 2 May 2000,Official Report, column 37W, on relocation of civil servants, which relocation companies hold contracts with his Department for the relocation of civil servants; when these contracts were last renewed; where the contracts were advertised; and what the length and value is of each contract. [137096]

Mr. Rooker

This Department has a contract with Cendant Relocation plc. The contract was advertised inOfficial Journal European Communities (OJEC0) on 13 August 1997. The contract was renewed in May 1998 for three years with a possible two-year extension and has an estimated annual value of £800,000.