Thursday 11th August 2011

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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MOD Bicester
Elfyn Llwyd Portrait Mr Llwyd
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money MOD Bicester has paid to (a) Palletways (3PL Contract), (b) Pertemps Employment Agency and (c) City Sprint and other private couriers since the decision to implement the closure of regional distribution centres; and if he will make a statement.

[Official Report, 12 July 2011, Vol. 531, c. 1-2MC.]

Letter of correction from Peter Luff:

A further error has been identified in the ministerial correction given to the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Mr Llwyd) on 12 July 2011. I regret that because of an administrative error, the figures were incorrectly totalled.

The previous correction given was as follows:

Peter Luff Portrait Peter Luff
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[holding answer 26 April 2011]: The total payments made to Palletways, Pertemps Employment Agency and private couriers (including City Sprint) since late 2007 when the regional distribution centres were closed, are provided in the following table:

£ million

Company

FY2007-08 (3 months)

FY2008-09

FY2009-10

Total

Palletways

0.547

1.917

2.134

4.598

Pertemps

0

3.439

2.731

6.170

Private couriers

0.880

2.179

1.440

3.707



As a direct result of the decision to close the regional distribution centres and centralise distribution activities at Bicester and Donnington with greater use of third party logistics contractors, annual net savings of around £4 million have been achieved.

The correct answer should have been: