Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Thursday, 30 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 February 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 February 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria will inform his decision on selection of the prime contractor for the Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme, with particular reference to (a) price and (b) technical specification; when he plans to announce selection of the prime contractor for the Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme; and whether the Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme will be the centrepiece of infantrymen's personal combat equipment in the future; if he will take the value of export opportunities for British businesses into account in his assessment of the relative merits of the competing contractors for the Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme; what estimate he has made of the potential value of the export market for Future Integrated Soldier Technology equipment systems and sub-systems over the next 20 years; what the value is of (a) the next assessment phase and (b) the demonstration and manufacture phases of the Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 399 c743-4W;399 c741-2W; 95423;95421;95425;95424;95422
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Contracts Armed forces Army Defence equipment Procurement Prices Technology Future integrated soldier technology programme
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