§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what environmental and social impact studies have been required by the Export Credit Guarantee Department in respect of the granting of export credit insurance to Balfour Beatty arising from that company's involvement in the Ilisu Dam project in Turkey. [69524]
§ Mr. WilsonECGD is working with a number of other Export Credit agencies (ECAs) on this project.
The Swiss ECA (ERG) supporting the Swiss led contracting consortium for the Ilisu Hydro Electric project, commissioned an expert review of the full Environmental Impact Assessment study produced by Hydro Concepts Engineering, Switzerland in March 1998. This review was made available to the other participating ECAs, including ECGD, in July 1998. ECAs have held a number of discussions on the environmental aspects, including the social impact, of the project as well as the monitoring arrangements during construction.