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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the private security companies employed (a) currently and (b) in the past three years by his Department; for what purpose they have been employed; at what cost; and at which locations. [112547] Mr. Spellar: The following private security companies are currently employed by the Ministry of Defence: Burns International Security Services (UK) Ltd. Chilport (UK) Ltd. Chubb Guarding Services Dardan Security Ltd. Initial Security Ltd. Medway Ports RCO Support Services Reliance Security Services Ltd. Securicor Guarding Ltd. Securi-Guard Ltd. Serco Solo Security Services Thorn Security. Other private security companies employed by the Ministry of Defence in past three years (who are no longer employed) are: Centuryan Security Ltd. Guarda Security plc. Private security companies have been employed on general guarding duties at some 40 sites (just under half of which are awaiting disposal) throughout Great Britain. The total whole life cost of current contracts is £32 million. Private security companies are employed at the following sites: Alamein Barracks Ashford Barracks Cambridge House Cheadle Hume (Pay and Pensions Agency) Cwrt-Y-Gollen Training Camp Defence Clothing and Textile Agency, Caversfield Defence Munitions Depot, Broughton Moor Defence Storage and Distribution Centre, Aston Down Distribution Outlets, Aldershot Finningley and Harrogate (Army Site and Government Buildings) Garats Hay Barracks Glen Parva Barracks HMS Forest Moor HMS Forward HMS Osprey Holton Heath Merryfield Airfield, RNAS Yeovilton NATO Mooring and Support Depot, Fairlie by Largs Norton Manor Camp, Taunton Oakington Bks Ordnance Support Unit, Burscough Pembroke Dock RAF Cowden RAF Edzell RAF Greenham Common RAF Kemble RAF Macrihanish RAF Oakhanger RAF Quedgeley, Moreton and Stirling Lines RAF West Raynham RAF Wroughton RM Sites, Plymouth RMB Chivenor RN Sites, Plymouth RN Sites, Portsmouth Saighton Camp, Chester Shoeburyness (Army Site) St. Georges Bks, Gosport Support Engineering Facility, Exeter Waste Disposal Site, Gillingham Woodbridge (Army Site).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

345 c328-9W; 112547

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Private sector Private companies Ministry of Defence Security

Contains statistics

Yes