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Written question asked by Jim Dobbin (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 10 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Cut and Sew Contract

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many garments in each category of the Cut and Sew contract were checked for faults; how many faults were found; and what specific criteria were used to check for different faults.
Answer

The number of checks carried out up to 31 October 2005 are detailed in the table as follows:

Category Number ofgarments checked
1 Complex Cut and Sew e.g. combat jacket 245
2 Simple Cut and Sew e.g. ties 133
3 Semi-structured e.g. shorts 18,657
4 Knitted e.g. fleeces 16,243
5 Towels 301

More checks were carried out in Categories 3 and 4 due to new items being added to the contract. Contractor's Workmanship samples are also requested from the Contractor, so that any faults can be rectified before production.Garments are checked against the contractual specification, which includes certain tolerances to allow for the bulk manufacturing process. Only one fault outside of these tolerances has been identified.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24731; 439 c705W;439 c705W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Contracts Army Uniforms
Link
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