Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Thursday, 8 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 September 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 September 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of departmental contracts over £250,000 for textile items went to (a) UK companies manufacturing (i) inside and (ii) outside the UK and (b) EU companies manufacturing in the EU in the latest year for which figures are available. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of departmental contracts over £250,000 for textile items went to (a) UK companies manufacturing (i) inside and (ii) outside the UK and (b) EU companies manufacturing in the EU in the latest year for which figures are available. [183780] Mr. Caplin: During the period of the last twelve months there have been 21 clothing contracts let over the value of £250,000. This breaks down as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (a) UK Manufacturer 17 of which: (i) Inside UK percentage 68 (ii) Outside UK percentage 32 (b) EU Manufacturer 4 of which: (i) Inside EU percentage 17.5 (ii) Outside EU percentage 82.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c722-3W;424 c724-5W; 183780
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Armed forces Contracts for services Clothing EU countries Uniforms
Contains statistics: Yes
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