HC Deb 20 June 2000 vol 352 cc142-4W
Mr. Austin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the British companies which have been banned from World bank contracts because of fraud and corruption in the last five years.[127076]

Mr. Caborn

The companies and individuals debarred by the World bank for infringing its procurement guidelines and which are listed on the World bank's website are as follows:

  • Pradeep S. Nair of London, United Kingdom
  • Crown Sakura Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Chase Berkeley Cavendish Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Amani B. P. Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Case Technology Ltd. of Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Labh Singh Gill of Warwickshire, United Kingdom
  • Pradeep Menon of London, United Kingdom
  • Shivshanker Pre Nair of London, United Kingdom
  • Agricultural Development Services Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Ana Exports Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Consultants for International Development plc of London, United Kingdom
  • Cord Construction Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Cybertek International of London, United Kingdom
  • Drill Technologies & Co. of London, United Kingdom
  • Economic Consulting Group of London, United Kingdom
  • Emkay Enterprises Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Engineering Projects International of London, United Kingdom
  • First Fuji Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Flair Developments Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Infotek & Co. of London, United Kingdom
  • International Development Projects Services of London, United Kingdom
  • Inter-Russ Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Labh Universal of Coventry, United Kingdom
  • Medirite Group Ltd. of Middlesex, United Kingdom
  • Mirna International of Berkshire, United Kingdom
  • Norsk-Agro Ltd. of London, United Kingdom
  • Resource Development Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Ribalco International of Berkshire, United Kingdom
  • Shivind Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Thrust Technologies & Co. of London, United Kingdom
  • Times International & Co. of London, United Kingdom
  • United Basel Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • West End Associates Ltd. of Isle of Man, United Kingdom
  • Agric-Canada of United Kingdom
  • Overseas Project Services Ltd. of United Kingdom.
It is understood that a number of the companies and individuals dispute the findings which led to the debarments.

Mr. Austin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many British companies have been prosecuted in the UK for bribing foreign officials in the last five years. [127077]

Mr. Caborn

Official records do not distinguish between prosecutions of companies or individuals; nor do they distinguish between prosecutions in respect of domestic or foreign officials. The figures for prosecutions in England and Wales under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916 for the last five years for which figures are currently available are as follows:

Year Number
1993 35
1994 46
1995 60
1996 60
1997 58