§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the names and companies of those business representatives who accompanied him when he visited the Kuwaiti Government in exile; on what basis these representatives were selected; if any part of their travel or other expenses was met from public funds; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 19 February 1991]: The business representatives who accompanied my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State were selected on the basis of their position in the sectors of British industry which are most likely to play a part in the reconstruction of Kuwait. They were:
- Mr. Peter Berry—Managing Director, Crown Agents.
- Mr. Alan Cockshaw—Chairman, AMEC PLC.
- Mr. David Douglas Home—Chairman of the Committee on Middle East Trade and Director of Morgan Grenfell.
- Mr. Allan Gormly—Chairman of the Overseas Projects Board: MD of John Brown Engineering and Director of Trafalgar House PLC.
- Mr. Jim Langford—Chairman, Engineering and Construction Division, Costain Group PLC.
- Mr. Bill Pixie—Chairman, Middle East and North Africa Committee, British Consultants Bureau and Associate, Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners Ltd.
- Rt. Hon. Lord Prior—Chairman GEC PLC.
- Mr. Adrian White—Chairman, Biwater.
No part of their travel or other expenses was met from public funds other than the cost of transport by coach between Jeddah and Ta'if