§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) in what role Mr. Stephen Kock represented Her Majesty's Government in his dealings with Mr. Gerald Bull and the Space Research Corporation; [65149]
(2) in what role Mr. Stephen Kock represented Her Majesty's Government when advising Societe Generale de Belge, GECHEM and Warburgs during the negotiations by Astra to purchase PRB. [65150]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: As far as the DTI is concerned, I am not aware that Mr. Kock has ever represented the Department.
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§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which civil servants in his Department met Mr. Stephen Kock to discuss matters relating to defence contracts with Malaysia in the period from January 1985 to the end of December 1988. [65138]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: A search of the most potentially relevant sources of information has produced no evidence of any such meetings between DTI officials and Mr. Kock.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions took place between his Department's officials and representatives of the Scott inquiry on the advisability of calling upon Mr. Stephen Kock to give evidence to that inquiry(a) before, (b) during and (c) after the inquiry. [65131]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: All issues relating to whom to call to give evidence to the Scott inquiry were solely a matter for Sir Richard Scott and his inquiry team.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions have taken place since 1992 between representatives of Her Majesty's Government and Mr. Stephen Kock over the dealings of Messrs Allivane in defence contracting between 1989 and 1992. [65124]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: As far as the DTI is concerned, a search of the potentially most relevant sources of information has produced no evidence of any DTI involvement in such discussions.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what role was played by his Department in sponsoring dealings in defence matters between Mr. Stephen Kock and Sir Thomas Legg. [65142]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: I am not aware of any role played by the DTI in relation to dealings in defence matters between Mr. Stephen Kock and Sir Thomas Legg.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which Government-sponsored delegations to Russia between 1990 and 1995 included Mr. Stephen Kock. [65157]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: I am not aware of any Government-sponsored delegations to Russia between 1990 and 1995 which included Mr. Kock.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what role has been played by Mr. Stephen Kock in conjunction with representatives of Her Majesty's Government in arranging, promoting or negotiating arms supply to China. [65139]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: As far as the DTI is concerned, a search of the most potentially relevant sources of information has produced no evidence of any collaboration between Mr. Stephen Kock and the DTI in arranging, promoting or negotiating arms supply to China.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in what role Mr. Stephen Kock represented Her Majesty's Government when he negotiated credit for Iraq. [65151]
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§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: Mr. Kock did not represent the Export Credits Guarantee Department when credit facilities were negotiated for Iraq.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what role was played by his Department in sponsoring dealings on defence contracting matters between Mr. Stephen Kock, Mr. Roy Barber and Mr. Dennis Robertson of Stoy Hayward. [65141]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: A search of the most potentially relevant sources of information has produced no evidence of a role played by the DTI in any such matters.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consideration was made by his Department's inspectors of the advisability of bringing legal proceedings against Mr. Stephen Kock as a director of Astra. [65132]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The Companies Act inspectors were appointed to investigate and report on the affairs of Astra and in particular the circumstances surrounding the acquisition of a Belgian company, PRB. However, when asked for their views on directors disqualification, the inspectors did not identify Stephen Kock as a candidate for such proceedings.