§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations have won new contracts with(a) her Department and (b) executive agencies in each of the past five years. [38732]
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will list the 30 largest contracts awarded by her Department from(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999, (c) May 1999 to April 2000, (d) May 2000 to April 2001 and (e) May 2001 to the latest date, indicating in each case the values of the contracts and the companies with which the contracts were placed. [38734]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 28 February 2002]The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. Since that date the following contracts have been awarded.
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Company Contracts Serco Cleaning services Group 4 Security Chestertons Facilities management The value of these contracts is commercially confidential.
Details of contracts awarded by the former Scottish Office before 1 July 1999 are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations which previously held contracts with her Department(a) won new contracts at the culmination of the existing contracts and (b) won new contracts after a period of inactivity with her Department in each of the past five years. [38733]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 28 February 2002]The Scotland Office was established in its present form on I July 1999. Since that date no contracts have been awarded to organisations which previously held contracts with my Department.