§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what communications he has had from Ventron Technology Ltd. of Reddish, Stockport, about equipment to extinguish Kuwait well fires; and what steps his Department has taken to meet representatives of Ventron and to put forward their ideas for dealing with the problem to the Kuwait Government.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 26 March 1991]: My Department received a fax message from Ventron Technology on 7 March. I received a letter on its behalf from my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton) on 14 March.
My officials have since spoken to Ventron Technology about its proposals, and the company has been recorded on my Department's database of companies interested in working in Kuwait.