HC Deb 30 January 1979 vol 961 cc411-2W
Mr. Neubert

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how much money was spent by Her Majesty's Government in 1978 on the construction of overseas exhibitions in (a) North America and Canada, (b) Western Europe, (c) State trading countries and (d) elsewhere in the world; what percentage of each of these sums was spent with British contractors; and how much was spent in total with

Date Name of ship Dead-weight Location Type of oil
October 1970 … "Pacific Glory" … 77,648 Off the Isle of Wight … Crude oil
March 1971 … "Panther" … … 26,155 South Goodwins … Crude oil
March 1971 … "Trinity Navigator" … 45,321 Berry Head, Brixham … Crude oil
May 1971 … "Herulv" … … 21,330 Near south Goodwin light vessel Fuel oil
October 1972 … "Kylix" … … 18,944 In River Thames … Refined oil
January 1973 … "Thorshov" … … 102,855 East Solent … … Crude oil
June 1973 … "Conoco Britannia" … 116,840 In River Humber … Crude oil
August 1973 … "Dona Marika" … 18,625 Milford Haven … … Motor spirit
December 1973 "British Fern" … 20,638 12 miles off Great Yarmouth Petroleum Products
June 1975 … "Permina 112" … 138,555 40 miles East of Harwich Crude oil
November 1975 "Olympic Alliance" … 216,441 Dover Strait … … Crude oil
May 1976 … "British Esk" … … 25,084 Swansca … … … Gas oil
August 1977 … "Marun" … … 25,245 Swansea … … … Gas oil
January 1978 … "Texaco Baltic" … 31,500 In River Thames … Motor spirit
May 1978 … "Eleni V" … … 18,879 Off Great Yarmouth … Heavy fuel oil
October 1978 … "Christos Bitas" … 58,829 15 miles off South West Wales coast Crude oil

foreign contractors on contracts carried out in other than their own countries.

Mr. Meacher

Information in precisely the form requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Broad estimates of expenditure by the British Overseas Trade Board on construction and allied display work at trade exhibitions overseas in the financial year 1977–78 are: for North America £700,000; Western Europe £2,900,000; State trading countries £1,200,000 and other countries £900,000. Approximate percentage expenditure with British companies for North America is negligible and for the other three areas not available. Total expenditure amounts to £5,700,000 of which latest estimates show £1,750,000–31 per cent.—was spent with British companies. Approximately £1,000,000 was spent with foreign contractors on work outside their own country during 1977–78.

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