Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline (Hansard, 20 October 2003)

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make it his policy to ask the directors of the(a) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and (b) International Finance Corporation to vote against providing support for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline; and if he will make a statement. [132460]

§ Hilary Benn
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group are currently completing their normal thorough 361W screening and safeguards procedures on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline project. DFID will make its decision on how to vote on the project on the basis of formal project proposals brought to the Executive Boards of these institutions. As is standard procedure, the decision will be based on an assessment of the projects compliance with the Banks' mandates, policies and procedures.

§ Dr. Vis
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will ask the directors of the(a) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and (b) International Finance Corporation to vote against providing support for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. [132505]

§ Hilary Benn
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group are currently completing their normal thorough screening and safeguards procedures on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline project. DFID will make its decision on how to vote on the project on the basis of formal project proposals brought to the Executive Boards of these institutions. As is standard procedure, the decision will be based on an assessment of the projects compliance with the Banks' mandates, policies and procedures.

§ Mr. Drew
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will ask the Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to withhold support from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. [133628]

§ Hilary Benn
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group are currently completing their normal thorough screening and safeguards procedures on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline project. DFID will make its decision on how to vote on the project on the basis of formal project proposals brought to the Executive Boards of these institutions. As is standard procedure, the decision will be based on an assessment of the projects compliance with the Banks' mandates, policies and procedures.