HC Deb 19 July 2001 vol 372 cc422-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a consolidated version of the treaty of Rome, as amended by the treaty of Nice. [4258]

Peter Hain

[holding answer 16 July 2001]The Inter-Governmental Conference did not prepare a consolidated version of the treaty of Rome, and therefore it was not included in the Command Paper (Cm 5090) publishing the treaty of Nice. But we expect the Office for Official Publications of the European Union to publish

Contract Original estimated cost (£ million) Original estimated completion date Actual cost (£ million) Actual Completion Remarks
FTN Foreign Office Telecommunications Network 165 May 2010 PFI contract
Firecrest (external supply) 45 June 2001 Call-off framework agreement contract. Further one year extension just signed
Prism (procurement phase) 2.2 October 2001 Planning and procurement costs
Passports 1.2 May 2001 1.2 May 2001 Capital purchases
Dynamics 0.8 October 1999 0.8 August 2000
Consular Database 1.0 June 2006
Internet 6.4 July 2002
Fortress 1.6 March 1999 1.6 October 1999
FMAS Support 11.3 Software support plus
Microsoft Enterprise Licences 5.6 March 2001 5.6 March 2001
NAI Licences 2.0 End 2001
Pay 1.4 March 2002
Aramis 10.27 End 2003 Annual costs predicted to fall as equipment is withdrawn
Minerva 10.2 March 2007 10 year PFI contract
1 Per annum

It would require disproportionate expense to provide details of contracts preceding the last three years.

The information about suppliers cannot be supplied as it may be commercially confidential or have been supplied in confidence. There was insufficient time to seek the consent of the suppliers to its disclosure.