NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION No 2296
Mr P D Dexter (Cope) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
(1) Whether a certain official (name furnished) has declared ownership
of a certain company (details furnished); if so, what are the
relevant details;
(2) what is the said personâs relationship with a certain company
(details furnished);
(3) whether a moratorium of ordinance removal was declared; if not,
why not; if so, (a) when and (b) why was a tender issued during
the moratorium;
(4) whether the successful company was fully compliant with all the
criteria; if not, why not; if so, (a) how, (b) what was the (i)
date of awarding the tender and (ii) payment date and (c) what
are the further relevant details? NW1435E
REPLY
(1) Yes, the declaration is contained in the financial disclosure
signed on 20 March 2009.
(2) None
(3) A moratorium was placed on tenders issued by the Department of
Defence from 19 June to 31 July 2009. The tender for ordinance
removal was approved on 11 June 2009.
(4) Yes, the tender was approved by Procurement Committee on 11 June
2009. The first payment was made on 24 August 2009
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