§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which water projects the Overseas Development Administration has funded in Thailand over the last five years; which companies have won those contracts; what was the value of those contracts; and which of those projects were funded under the aid and trade provision.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe following water projects have been supported with bilateral aid for Thailand over the last five years:
- Dam Panel for the Royal Irrigation Department. Company: Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners. Value: £0.2 million.
- Sukhothai Groundwater Project (Phase 2). Company: Howard Humphreys and Partners. Value: £3.2 million—all but some £50,000 was spent prior to 1989.
- Provincial Waterworks Training Project. Companies: Thames Water PLC, North West Water PLC and Applied Research and Project Management Services. Value: £400,000.
- Production of a training video programme. Company: Hydraulics Research Station, Wallingford. Value: £45,000.
Two projects were jointly funded with non-governmental organisations at a total cost of £325,000. In addition, two other small water projects were funded al a total cost of £7,300. No companies were involved with these four projects as they were small, mainly village-based, schemes undertaken by local communities.
None of the projects mentioned was funded under the aid and trade provision.