HC Deb 13 November 1987 vol 122 cc330-1W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if will list the contracts that have been granted to British companies relating to the rehabilitation of the railway routes across Mozambique.

Mr. Chris Patten

Aid-financed contracts awarded to British companies for work on the Limpopo line are shown in the table. For aid-financed work on the Beira line no contracts have yet been placed.

contracts that have been granted to British companies relating to the rebuilding of two Mozambican locomotives.

Mr. Chris Patten

We have financed the rebuilding of two Mozambican locomotives for use on the Nacala line at a cost of £191,000. The work was undertaken by Malawi Railways in Malawi. Information is not readily available on the extent to which they placed orders with British suppliers.