Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry – in the House of Commons am 11:30 am ar 7 Ebrill 2005.
I cannot give the hon. Gentleman the information that he requests for the simple reason that there is no obligation on British companies to tell us when they win a contract. However, as I said earlier, we have helped many companies to win contracts, including AMEC. They have expressed their appreciation for the help that we have given them. By ensuring that we remain close to the tendering process—initially with the coalition provisional authority and now the Iraqi Government—we can make the information directly available to contractors here. We have supported them through contractors' conferences, trade fairs and the work that I mentioned earlier.