To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many construction companies based in Scotland have been awarded work under the next generation estate contract for regional prime Scotland and Northern Ireland; and what estimate he has made of the value of that work.
Answered on
16 March 2015
The amount that will be spent on the next generation estate contracts in Scotland and Northern Ireland in each of the next four financial years (FY) is shown below:
| FY 2014-15 | £19.6 million |
| FY 2015-16 | £17 million |
| FY 2016-17 | £17.3 million |
| FY 2017-18 | £17.7 million |
| FY 2018-19 | £18.1 million |
The information in relation to the amount spent on subcontractors in Scotland, the steps to ensure local businesses benefit from the contracts or the number of construction companies based in Scotland to have been awarded work is not held in the format requested.
Answered by
Ministry of Defence