British Coal

HC Deb 24 January 1995 vol 253 cc127-8W

Mr. Foulkes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the land and property in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency which currently remains in the ownership of British Coal Property.

ECGD experience on defence business—(£ million) for specific markets requested
	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–91	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brunei	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0	12	0	11	111	70	2	0	0	0	0	0
India	0	7	0	219	0	19	1	17	0	25	0	0	0	0
Indonesia	0	54	24	0	109	83	51	6	3	0	3	2	442	6
Jordan	0	30	0	0	15	0	202	91	99	0	0	0	14	0
Kenya	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	0	0
Kuwait	0	0	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	580
Malaysia	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	187	272	377	19
Nigeria	0	39	278	3	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oman	305	62	61	0	4	17	37	0	0	0	350	0	44	344
Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Qatar	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	129	218
Saudi Arabia	0	0	24	0	0	6	0	0	450	0	0	0	225	750
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thailand	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkey	0	0	0	75	8	70	0	0	0	31	24	0	1	0
UAE	0	0	96	0	0	1	0	0	0	188	0	0	356	0

ECGD total capital goods and project business experience—(£ million) for specific markets requested
	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1991–94
Bahrain	17	64	4	20	7	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	35	32
Brunei	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	25	58	77	41	157	35	202	118	5	111	21	59	12	0
India	52	42	627	224	75	36	86	83	5	80	70	13	102	209
Indonesia	9	150	566	301	249	140	73	48	67	52	150	124	450	100
Jordan	188	42	1	26	18	0	240	103	152	41	0	0	14	0
Kenya	5	4	48	14	126	3	50	23	45	1	128	0	0	0
Kuwait	0	18	12	73	18	1	2	0	1	0	0	8	0	614
Malaysia	0	43	32	0	19	0	226	0	0	0	256	697	377	19
Nigeria	272	246	1,041	471	121	0	23	0	34	0	0	0	0	0
Oman	305	66	415	306	41	77	66	0	0	0	350	0	45	413
Pakistan	16	0	25	0	8	1	1	0	6	0	0	41	37	12
Philippines	37	52	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	29	0	19	0
Qatar	0	85	4	3	1	0	1	5	0	5	5	0	129	218
Saudi Arabia	0	19	58	12	27	52	0	15	450	0	0	17	225	751
Sri Lanka	0	12	39	32	54	0	80	2	5	0	0	11	63	0
Thailand	4	34	5	7	4	23	10	0	13	8	0	0	25	6
Turkey	16	4	0	75	8	165	38	49	125	55	51	175	130	112
UAE	0	0	96	0	0	1	0	33	0	188	0	0	356	0

Mr. Byers

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the average political risk premium for Export Credits Guarantee Department cover for exports to Saudi Arabia for each six-month period since January 1991.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 19 January 1995]: The land and property owned by British Coal are matters for the corporation and I will draw the hon. Member's interest to the attention of the chairman.