Departments: Contracts

Mr. Carswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Rolls Royce and his Department in each of the last five years; (144421)

(2) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Smiths Group and his Department in each of the last five years;

(3) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Cobham Group and his Department in each of the last five years;

(4) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Hampson Industries and his Department in each of the last five years;

(5) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Meggitt and his Department in each of the last five years;

(6) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between UMECO plc and his Department in each of the last five years;

(7) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Ultra Electronics and his Department in each of the last five years;

(8) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Chemring Group plc and his Department in each of the last five years;

(9) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between VT Group and his Department in each of the last five years;

(10) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between QinetiQ Group and his Department in each of the last five year;

(11) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Thales and his Department in each of the last five years;

(12) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between EADS and his Department in each of the last five year;

(13) what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between GKN plc and his Department in each of the last five years;

(14) what defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and GKN plc; what is being purchased by his Department under each; and how much each contract is worth;

(15) what defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Thales; what is being purchased by his Department under each; and how much each contract is worth;

(16) what defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and EADS; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(17) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and (a) Chemring Group, (b) Cobham and (c) Hampson Industries; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and what the value is of each contract;

(18) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Umeco; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(19) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Rolls Royce; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(20) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and QinetiQ Group; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(21) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Meggitt; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(22) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Ultra Electronics; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(23) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Smiths Group; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth;

(24) which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and VT Group; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

According to central records the number and total value of direct contracts the Ministry of Defence has with each supplier is shown in the following table:

Organisation	Number of contracts	Value (£ million)
Rolls Royce plc	211	4,422,939
Smiths Group	90	130,464
Cobham	108	602,082
Meggitt	56	64,318
Ultra Electronics	95	465,784
Chemring Group	24	59,424
VT Group	68	1,586,867
QinetiQ	779	5,117,847
Thales	408	3,689,000
EADS	48	489,520
GKN	22	8,460

Central records do not contain any information in respect of direct MOD contracts with Hampson Industries and Umeco.

The precise value of each contract is commercially confidential but the approximate value of each contract is indicated in an extensive table which I have placed in the Library of the House. The number excludes small-value local purchase orders, contracts placed on behalf of other nations and other Government Departments and those where the suppliers are a subcontractor or a member of an industry consortium. The total cost to the public purse of each contract in each of the past five years is also commercially confidential. However, the scale of total payments made to the major divisions of each supplier, over the past five financial years on all direct contracts, as published by the Defence Analytical Services Agency, is shown as follows.

*£ million*
Organisation	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Rolls Royce plc	Over 250	Over 250	250-500	100-250	100-250
Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd.	¹—	¹—	5-10	5-10	5-10
Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc	¹—	¹—	¹—	100-250	100-250

Smiths Aerospace Ltd.	10-25	10-25	10-25	10-25	10-25
Smiths Detection-Watford Ltd.	¹—	5-10	10-25	¹—	5-10

Cobham plc	50-100	50-100	50-100	¹—	¹—
Cobham Fluid Systems Ltd.	¹—	¹—	5-10	¹—	¹—

Hampson Industries	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—

Meggitt Holdings plc	5-10	5-10	10-25	¹—	¹—
Meggitt (UK) Ltd.	¹—	¹—	¹—	5-10	5-10

UMECO	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—

Ultra Electronic Holdings plc	25-50	25-50	25-50	25-50	25-50

Chemring Group plc	5-10	5-10	¹—	¹—	¹—

Vosper Thornycroft Holdings Ltd.	25-50	25-50	25-50	¹—	¹—
VT Aerospace	25-50	25-50	25-50	25-50	25-50
VT Services	25-50	25-50	¹—	¹—	¹—
VT Integrated Services Ltd.	¹—	¹—	25-50	25-50	25-50
VT Maritime Affairs Ltd.	¹—	¹—	10-25	¹—	10-25
VT Halmatic Ltd.	¹—	¹—	5-10	10-25	10-25
VT Merlin Communications Ltd.	¹—	¹—	5-10	10-25	10-25

QinetiQ Ltd.	Over 250	Over 500	Over 500	Over 500	Over 500

Thales Air Defence Ltd.	50-100	50-100	50-100	50-100	50-100
Thales Defence Ltd.	50-100	50-100	50-100	50-100	¹—
Thales Optronics Ltd.	25-50	25-50	25-50	50-100	50-100
Thales Underwater Systems Ltd.	25-50	50-100	50-100	50-100	50-100
Thales Avionics Ltd.	10-25	25-50	10-25	5-10	5-10
Thales Communications Ltd.	10-25	10-25	25-50	10-25	10-25
Thales Training and Simulation Ltd.	10-25	10-25	5-10	5-10	5-10
Thales Missile Electronics Ltd.	5-10	10-25	¹—	¹—	¹—
Thales Naval Ltd.	¹—	¹—	10-25	25-50	10-25
Thales Training and Simulation (Merlin) Ltd.	¹—	¹—	10-25	10-25	10-25
Thales Training and Simulation (ACE) Ltd.	¹—	¹—	10-25	5-10	5-10
Thales UK Ltd.	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	100-250

EADS Defence Systems and Electronics (UK) Ltd.	5-10	¹—	10-25	5-10	5-10
EADS Defence Systems	¹—	5-10	¹—	¹—	¹—
EADS Astrium Ltd.	¹—	¹—	5-10	5-10	¹—
EADS Defence and Security Systems Ltd.	¹—	¹—	¹—	50-100	25-50
Eurocopter	¹—	¹—	¹—	25-50	10-25
EADS Deutschland GmbH	¹—	¹—	¹—	10-25	¹—

GKN plc	50-100	25-50	¹—	¹—	¹—
¹Indicates either that payments were under £5 million for the year or that certain divisions of some of the companies might not have existed at the time.

The MOD principally purchases power systems for land, sea and air applications from Rolls Royce. This includes: aero engines for combat, light attack, trainer, transport, helicopters, maritime reconnaissance and aerial surveillance aircraft; gas turbines for surface marine propulsion and nuclear propulsion for the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet; fully integrated power systems including design and integration, ship control and instrumentation, procurement and equipment supply, installation and commissioning, integrated logistics and platform support.

The MOD principally purchases chemical, radiation, biological and nuclear detection systems from Smiths Group (following the sale of Smiths Aerospace to General Electric). This includes the supply and refurbishment of chemical agent detectors, lightweight chemical agent detectors, man portable chemical agent detectors, chemical detectors and Otto fuel monitors.

The MOD principally purchases equipment and specialised systems for air applications from Cobham. This includes aircraft antennas, communications, navigation and air refuelling equipment (including drogues and receptors), and stores carriage and release. The company also operates, maintains and modifies aircraft for military training and special operations.

Meggitt provides airframe and engine diagnostics, ammunition handling equipment and elastomeric ducting systems for the MOD.

The MOD principally purchases electronic and electromechanical systems that include high integrity sensing, control, communication and display systems, with an emphasis on integrated information technology solutions, from Ultra Electronics.

Chemring provides specialist decoy countermeasures, energetic materials and products (including demolition materials and services) for the MOD.

The MOD purchases land, sea and air applications from VT Group. This also includes tri-service support, training, platform and equipment manufacture, maintenance and facilities management. VT Communications provides Very low frequency received signal and high frequency communications services to the MOD. They also provide electronic control systems for naval and commercial vessels, equipment for motion control, stabilisation, navigation and propulsion systems.

QinetiQ provides a broad range of services to the UK MOD. QinetiQ owns and manages large scale test and trials facilities and provides managed services of strategic importance to MOD. It carries out more than half of the applied research and the strategic research funded centrally by the MOD and provides support to the MOD on equipment procurement. QinetiQ is involved in almost all major MOD programmes, helping to minimise and then manage technical risk and providing impartial assessment, test and evaluation services.

Thales provides a broad range of services to the MOD including land, sea and air applications. These include helicopter avionics, communications, radar, cockpit integration, surveillance, missile design and electronics, early warning, air command and control, naval design and sonar systems, integrated command, control, computers, communications and intelligence, thermal imaging, fire control and communications, military training, consultancy, simulation, network security and cryptography.

EADS provides military aircraft, including special mission aircraft, helicopters and undertakes civil and military aircraft conversion to the MOD. It also provides missiles systems and defence electronics, satellites and orbital infrastructures and launchers.

GKN provides aerospace special products, including cabin and cock-pit windows, fuel tanks and fuel tank assemblies to the MOD.

Information on precisely what equipment the MOD is purchasing from each of the 1,909 contracts could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007