§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many soft loan projects for Indonesia have been approved in the past 10 years; what was their value in cash terms; what purposes they were serving; and which British-based firms have benefited.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydSoft loan projects for Indonesia approved in the past 10 years are as follows:
Title Contract Value £ million United Kingdom Supplier Steel Bridging 9.930 Mabey & Johnson Navigational Aids 9.906 Pharos Marine Rehabilitation of 11.384 Quantel Link Bandung TV Studios Scattered Diesels 7.233 Rustons Cigading-Serpong 31.860 Davy BRI Railway Citayam-Cibinong 22.915 Foster-Wheeler Railway Cigading Port 17.280 Tarmac Refurbishment Rehabilitation of 6.330 Audix Ltd. Jakarta Radio Studios Steel Bridging 3.832 Mabey & Johnson Radio Communications 37.234 Philips System for the Ministry of Forestry Airport Security 11.452 International Aeradio Ltd. Systems Flight Simulator (Merpati) 4.960 Aeronautical Systems Designers Ltd. Shortwave Radio 29.000 Marconi Transmitters for National Broadcasting Network Jambi Diesel Power Plant 5.739 Mirrless Blackstone Western Universities Equipment 14.284 Philip Harris Int./Fisons
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of state for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the financial terms of soft loans of the category of that given to Indonesia on 7 April.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe £80 million loan arrangement signed with the Indonesian Government on 7 April 1994 provided finance at 3.343 per cent. interest, repayable over 25 years with a seven-year grace period.