Jordan (Hansard, 15 February 1994)

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, column 71–2, which United Kingdom water company is involved in a possible professional link with the water authority of Jordan; which United Kingdom company carried out the study and what was the value of the contract; and whether this study was funded under the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
No United Kingdom water company has yet been invited to form the possible professional link. Thames Water carried out the study at a cost of £67,959. It was not funded from the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, columns 71–72, which United Kingdom company is providing advice to the Jordan Industrial Consortium Engineering Company; what is its precise brief and what are the key functions of the Jordan Industrial Consortium Engineering Company.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
In 1989–90, Price Waterhouse advised the Jordan Industrial Consortium Engineering682W Company on the methodology for conducting the economic and financial feasibility studies, and Environmental Resources Ltd. assisted with the preparation of an environmental impact study, in respect of the Dead sea chemicals project. The Jordan Industrial Consortium Engineering Company was founded in 1986 to develop the skills of Jordanian engineers and create a local consulting and engineering company.

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, columns 71–72, which United Kingdom company carried out the study of possible contamination of groundwater in the Amman Zarka basin, what was the value of the contract; and whether this study was funded under the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The study was undertaken by British Geological Survey at a cost of £15,374. It was not funded from the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, columns 71–72, which United Kingdom company carried out the study of the aquifer at Qa Disi; what was the value of the contract; and whether this study was funded under the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The Qa Disi study is being carried out by Haiste International. The value of the contract is £1,325,190. The study is not being funded from the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, columns 71–72, which United Kingdom company carried out the feasibility study into centralising the water authority of Jordan's maintenance facilities on a single site; what was the value of the contract; and whether this study was funded under the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The feasibility study was carried out by the Crown Agents at a cost of £124,256. It was not funded from the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, column 71, which United Kingdom company carried out the study into pollution at the King Talal dam; what was the value of the contract; and whether this study was funded under the aid and trade provision.

§ Mr. Lennox Boyd
The study was carried out by Thames Water International with the Natural Resources Institute at a cost of £16,259. It was not funded from the aid and trade provision.