§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will name the three largest manufacturers of equipment supplied to overseas countries under Overseas Development Administration programmes in each of the last three years, and the cost of such equipment to Overseas Development Administration funds in each of these years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe Overseas Development Administration does not maintain statistics which show the supply of equipment under the bilateral aid programme broken down by individual British manufacturers.
The three largest spending bilateral aid projects in each of the last three years are listed together with the total aid spent and the main British lead contractors involved in project.
£ million 1982 Mexico-Sicartsa Plate Mill 32.9 Davy Corporation Limited Sudan— Power III 28.2 Northern Engineering Industries plc Sri Lanka—Victoria Dam 27.1 Balfour Beatty Ltd./Edmund Nuttall 1983 India-Rihand Power Station 36.3 Northern Engineering Industries plc Sri Lanka- Victoria Dam 23.1 Balfour Beatty Ltd./Edmund Nuttall Tanzania-Songea/Makambako Road 20.4 Balfour Beatty Ltd. 1984 India—Riband Power Station 42.2 Northern Engineering Industries plc India—Balco Power Station 22.3 General Electric Co. plc Sri Lanka—Victoria Dam 16.0 Balfour Beatty Ltd./Edmund Nuttall