Written question asked by David Leslie Taylor (Labour) on Thursday, 27 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 June 2004. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 June 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether British companies have bid for contracts to build prisons in Iraq.

Answer: David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether British companies have bid for contracts to build prisons in Iraq. [177209] Mr. Mike O'Brien: British companies are not required to report details to the Government of their bids for contracts for the reconstruction process in Iraq. Nor is there a central organisation that collects and publishes such information. However, we are aware that Parsons Delaware Inc. US, the winner of the $900 million Program Management Office Design-Build prime contract for work associated with Security and Justice projects, has awarded sub-contracts to Pell Frischmann, a UK consulting engineering company, and TPS Consult, a UK design engineering company. Some of the work under this prime contract will include the design and construction of prisons. I am also aware that AMEC, in joint venture with their US partner FLUOR, tendered unsuccessfully for this prime contract.

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