§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the total value of export earnings, at the latest convenient date, of British civil engineering companies, from Iran.
§ Mr. DeakinsI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Trade if the services of the ECGD have been made available to British civil engineering contractors working on the development of the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran.
§ Mr. DeakinsIt has, for good commercial reasons, been the practice of successive administrations not to reveal this type of information.