§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid has been offered under the aid and trade provision for the Pergau project in Malaysia; and whether any appraisal measures additional to the regular appraisal procedure were carried out for this project.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe have offered to support from the aid and trade provision a soft loan of up to £308 million for eligible United Kingdom and other EC goods and services for this project. This compares with our original aid and trade provision offer in 1989 of a grant of up to £68.25 million as part of a mixed credit for eligible United Kingdom and other EC goods and services costing an estimated £195 million. The soft loan, like the originally proposed mixed credit, will have a grant element of 35 per cent. of the value of eligible goods and services provided. In accordance with our normal procedures a full appraisal of the project was undertaken.