§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which firm constructed the wind-powered electricity generator that was blown down on Tristan da Cunha; and who were the consulting engineers.
§ Mr. RentonThe wind turbine was manufactured by Wind-Matic a/s of Denmark and installed by the Tristan authorities. The consulting engineers were the Cranfield Institute of Technology.
§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the payment to Tristan Investments Ltd. for its supply and use of electricity generators on Tristan da Cunha.
§ Mr. RentonI refer the hon. Member to my reply to his question of 12 November at column124, in which I said that responsibility for the provision of electricity on Tristan da Cunha lies with the Island council. Information regarding payments is therefore not readily available. I will write to the hon. Member.