§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contracts for the production of ammunition have been awarded to foreign companies in circumstances where a British company has bid for the contract in the last five years; and who the(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful companies were in each case. [152007]
§ Mr. IngramOver the past five years some 44 contracts for ammunition have been placed with foreign companies. However, we are unable to verify whether British companies bid for these contracts as the information on unsuccessful bidders is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
1173WThe successful contractors by country were as follows:
BelgiumFN HerstalGermany
- Dynamit Nobel GmbH
- Silberhutte
- Raug Munitions
- Nico Pyro
- MEN
- Shamban Aerospace Sealing
IsraelIsrael Military IndustriesItalySimmelNetherlandsErometaalNorwayNammo RaufossSouth AfricaSwartklipMilkor (PT Y) Ltd.SwedenNammo VanasverkenBoforsUSAGeneral Dynamics
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which foreign contractors after winning an ammunition contract have refused to supply the goods in the last five years; and what the reasons given for doing so were in each case. [152008]
§ Mr. IngramThere have been no known cases in the last five years of foreign contractors refusing to supply ammunition which they were contracted to do so.