Indonesia (Hansard, 15 June 1995)

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the nature of the work involved in the steel bridging (phase 1) aid and trade provision project in Indonesia; what equipment and materials were supplied under the project; what is the location of the bridging; which Indonesian companies were involved; and what date the project was completed. [28298]

§ Mr. Baldry
Phase 1 of the steel bridging project was undertaken to help meet Indonesia's requirements for steel bridging on major roads.
The equipment and materials supplied under the project consisted of 397 spans of 30.5m Bailey bridging, 80 tool kits, 397 sets of spare components, 30 sets of jacking equipment and 30 sets of erection equipment.
The bridging is located in the following provinces: Irja, Maluku, Sulsel, Sulteng, Sultera, Sulut, DKL, Jakarta, Jabar, Jateng, Sumut, Sumbar, Sultra, Riau, Jatim, Aceh, Bengkulu, Kalbar, Kalsel, Kalteng, Kaltim and Sumsel.
The roads and highways department of the Ministry of Public Works BINA MARGA—was responsible for project implementation.
The project was completed in July 1988.

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 1 March,Official Report, column 574, on what date the case for the shortwave radio transmitters project in Indonesia was submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry to the sub-committee for aid and trade; on what date the project was approved by the sub-committee for aid and trade; and on what date the project was approved by the Minister for Overseas Development. [28330]

§ Mr. Baldry
The project was submitted to the sub-committee for aid and trade in November 1990. It was approved in the same month by both the SCAT and my right hon. and noble Friend, the Minister for Overseas Development.

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the nature of the work involved in the steel bridging (phase 2) aid and trade provision project in Indonesia; what equipment and materials were supplied under the project; what is the location of the bridging; which Indonesian companies were involved; and on what date the project was completed. [28299]

§ Mr. Baldry
Phase II of the steel bridging project supplied demountable steel bridging for an on-going bridge repair programme. Approximately 5,000m of steel bridging and spares were supplied.
The bridging is located in the following provinces: South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sumatera, South Sumatera, West Sumatera, Bengkulu, Riau, West Java, Irian Jaya and Maluku.
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The roads and highways department of the Ministry of Public Works—BINA MARGA—was responsible for project implementation.
The project was completed in April 1992.

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 1 February,Official Report, column 704, to the hon. Member for Eccles (Miss Lestor), regarding the Indonesian tropical forest management project: sub 4, how many persons were trained at each of the training centres listed in his answer; what private sector bodies submitted personnel for training under the project; and who the Government engaged to carry out the training. [27833]

§ Mr. Baldry
[holding answer 14 June 1995]: Sub-project 4 (training) trains teachers who work at regional centres. One hundred and seventy five teachers have received basic instruction in methodology and curriculum development in Indonesia while a further 37 have received advanced training in the UK.
Member companies of APHI—Indonesia Association Forest Business—also sent personnel for training under the project.
The training of teachers is undertaken by LTS International Ltd in association with the University of Wolverhampton.