Since 2004, numerous contracts have been entered into by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Integrated Project Team and I will write to the hon. Member with details.
Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Norman Baker:
I undertook to write to you in my answer of 7 January 2008 (Official Report, column 57W) to provide details of contracts placed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Integrated Project Team (RFAS IPT) since 2004. I apologise for the time it has taken to collate this information.
Since 2007, the IPT has placed a total of 403 contracts in support of in-service RFA vessels and details of each contract are included in the attached list. You will notice they have been separated into competitive and non-competitive contracts.
I am withholding details of individual contract values that were let following a competitive process, as to release this information could prejudice the commercial interests of the contractors and could provide their competitors with a commercial advantage for future procurements. In order to provide you with as much information as possible, however, the competitive contracts have been grouped into price categories.
I am placing a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.