Written question asked by Brian H Donohoe (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 January 1996. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Friday, 19 January 1996 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence;Army Base Repair Organisation;Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency;Defence Accounts Agency;Defence Analytical Services Agency;Defence Animal Centre;Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency;Defence Evaluation and Research Agency;Defence Postal and Courier Services;Defence Tran

Question

What agreements his Department and its executive agencies have with companies for the provision of mobile and car phones; and if he will list the companies having these contracts, the duration of the contracts, the number of phones covered by each agreement and the cost to public funds of each agreement; what costs his Department and executive agencies have incurred as a result of withdrawing from contracts under which mobile phones are provided; and if he will list the companies concerned and; and what procedures were used by his Department in awarding contracts for the supply of mobile and car phones to his Department and its executive agencies; which companies were involved in tendering for these contracts. - Including text of letters from J.R. Drew of the Army Base Repair Organisation, Kevin Goad of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency, Danny Thomas of the Defence Accounts Agency, Paul Altobell of the Defence Analytical Services Agency, Andrew Roache of the Defence Animal Centre, M.J. Roycroft of the Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, John Chisholm of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, T.McG. Brown of the Defence Postal and Courier Services, M.G.R. Hodson of the Defence Transport and Movements Executive, Keith Ellender of the Disposal Sales Agency, G.H. Wilson of the Duke of Yorks Royal Military School, M.R. Pack of the Hydrographic Office, A.W. Pollard of the Logistic Information Systems Agency, J.C.R. Hunt of the Meterological Office, A.J. Hoon of the Military Survey, W.S. Graham of the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation, A.D. Ferguson of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency, B. Raine of the Queen Victoria School, R.H. Kyle of the RAF Support Command Maintenance Group, P.C. Ayee of the RAF Signals Engineering Establishments, A.A. Nicholson of the RAF Training Group Defnece Agency, I.S. Mitchelson of the Service Children's Schools (North West Europe), J.R. Prince of the Army Technical Support Agency and figures. - (Holding answers 17 January 1996).

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

269 c848-60W;269 c846-58W; 9734;9736;9735

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Contracts Costs Executive agencies Expenditure Government departments Mobile phones Ministry of Defence Defence Evaluation and Research Agency Army Base Repair Organisation Army Technical Support Agency Met Office UK Hydrographic Office Queen Victoria School Defence Postal and Courier Services Defence Transport and Movements Executive Naval Recruiting and Training Agency Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency RAF Training Group Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency Service Children's Schools (North West Europe) RAF Maintenance Group Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation Defence Animal Centre RAF Signals Engineering Establishment Defence Accounts Agency Logistic Information Systems Agency Disposal Sales Agency Defence Analytical Services Agency Duke of York's Royal Military School Military Survey

Contains statistics

Yes