questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value of financial penalties incurred by defence companies holding Ministry of Defence contracts has been as a result of delays, cost overruns, or non-delivery, broken down by (a) UK-owned companies, (b) UK subsidiaries of overseas-owned companies, and (c) overseas-owned companies.
answerText: The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
heading: Ministry of Defence: Contracts