§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Prime Minister (1) what information is held by Government departments on Technique LLC; [38551]
(2) what was the nature of any relationship between Her Majesty's Government and Technique LLC in the period 1995 to 1998; [38549]
(3) on what date Her Majesty's Government were informed of the commission payments made by Astra and related companies to Technique LLC; [38548]
(4) on what date Her Majesty's Government were informed of commission payments made to Technique LLC in relation to contracts to supply goods by Astra. [38544]
§ The Prime MinisterTechnique LLC has been the agent in Oman for several UK companies for a number of years. In view of this, HMG officials have had some contact with company staff, primarily through the British Embassy in Muscat. From information readily available within Government, I am not aware of any evidence that HMG was informed of any commission payments to Technique LLC by Astra. Any commission payment made by a non-state company such as Astra, or companies related to it, to a foreign company such as Technique LLC, would have been a matter solely for the companies concerned.