HC Deb 11 March 1996 vol 273 cc461-3W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which British companies were awarded contracts under the aid and trade provision; and how much ATP money was disbursed on each contract, connected with(a) the Botswana flight information region project approved in 1988, (b) the television studio in Indonesia approved in 1985 and (c) the metro in Ankara approved in 1990. [19962]

Mr. Hanley

The information requested is as follows:

Project Company ATP disbursement (£ million)
Flight Information Region Project (Botswana) Siemens Plessey Radar 2.936
Bandung Television Studio Project (Indonesia) Quantel Link Systems 2.906
Ankara Metro Project (Turkey) Coppee UK/Westinghouse Brakes 6.334

Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many aid and trade provision projects for which all Overseas Development Administration payments were made before 10 November 1994 fall outside the interpretation of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 given in the judgments in the divisional court on that day in relation to the Pergau hydro-electric project; and if he will list these projects, the British companies awarded contracts in relation to these projects and the amount of aid and trade provision aid spent on each of those contracts. [20006]

Mr. Hanley

Three projects were pronounced to have fallen outside the interpretation of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 in the judgment relating to the Pergau hydro-electric project.

The projects are listed.

Project Company Disbursement (£ millions)
Flight Information Region Project (Botswana) Siemens Plessey Radar 2,936
Bandung Television Studio Project (Indonesia) Quantel Link Systems 2.906
Ankara Metro Project (Turkey) Coppee UK/Westinghouse Brakes 6,334

Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each contract awarded under the aid and trade provision since its inception in 1978 to(a) Trafalgar House, including Davy and John Brown Engineering, (b) Balfour Beatty, (c) Rolls-Royce, including NEI, and (d) Biwater, specifying the date each contract was awarded and its cash value. [19943]

Mr. Hanley

Since its inception in 1978 the following aid and trade provision projects have been awarded to(a) Trafalgar House, including Davy and John Brown Engineering, (b) Balfour Beatty, (c) Rolls-Royce, including Northern Engineering Industries and (d) Biwater:

Project Date of contract ATP allocation (£ millions)
(A) Trafalgar House, including Davy and John Brown Engineering
Sicartsa Steel Plate Mill (Mexico) 8 March 1982 34.945
Brake Block Foundry (Egypt) 15 July 1986 0.635
Chongquing Power Station (China) 17 May 1988 6.500
Bohai Aluminium Mill I (China) 19 October 1988 8.802
Danyang Aluminium Plant (China) 11 December 1990 3.532
Cigading/Serpong Railway (Indonesia) 15 March 1990 24.690
Tetouan Gas Turbines (Morocco) 11 June 1993 10.925
Cikampek-Cirebon Double Track Railway (Indonesia) 27 February 1995 15.010
Nador Roll Mill (Morocco) 14 April 1981 13.505
Haipon Power Station (Vietnam) 12 February 1979 2.888
Gas Turbines Project (Burma) 3 April 1980 3.201
Gas Turbines Project (Burma) 6 August 1982 2.213
Kipevu Power Station (Kenya) 29 August 1986 1.959
Shengli Power Plant (China) 17 March 1987 4.247
Gas Turbine Power Station (Panama) 30 October 1987 6.727
Gas Turbines Power Station (Philippines) 2 May 1989 13.125
Gas Turbines (Morocco) 2 February 1990 7.276
(B) Balfour Beatty
Wood Burning Power Station (Philippines) 3 September 1980 1.967
Nini Hydros (Philippines) 12 March 1980 4.610
Railway Electrification (Zimbabwe) 30 July 1980 2.931
Bridges Project (Colombia) 16 December 1981 0.300
Power Transmission Scheme (Paraguay) 3 December 1981 2.870
Power Transmission Scheme (Paraguay) 7 July 1982 1.350
Mini Hydro Project (Peru) 5 August 1982 4.843
Mini Hydro Project (Indonesia) 22 October 1982 12.075
Bridge Project (Burma) 8 March 1983 0.090
Bridge Project Extension (Colombia) 30 July 1984 0.152
HV Transmission Line (Jordan) 19 February 1984 3.611
Project Date of contract ATP allocation (£ millions)
Sungei Ashning Dam (Malaysia) 28 December 1984 2.344
Ascuncion Sewerage Consultancy (Paraguay) 21 December 1984 0.950
Dendro Power Station Adviser (Philippines) 21 February 1984 0.040
Mini Hydros Pilot Plant (Thailand) 8 August 1984 3.200
Bukit Asam Rail Bridges (Indonesia) 15 July 1984 0.152
Samanala Wewa Hydro Project (Sri Lanka) 24 April 1986 16.570
N. W. Electrification (Cameroon) 24 February 1986 1.795
Power Transmission (Malawi) 12 June 1987 2.590
Yue Yang Transmission Line (China) 16 December 1988 3.072
Karachi Water II Consultancy (Pakistan) 25 July 1988 1.360
Railway Equipment (Tunisia) 30 August 1989 0.500
Beijing Subway (China) 16 May 1990 9.987
Pergau Hydro Electric Project (Malaysia) 8 July 1991 24.370
Mini Hydros (Thailand) 17 August 1994 4.121
(C) Rolls Royce (Including NEI)
Electricity Generation Project (Egypt) 29 October 1979 10.020
Dhekelia B Power Station (Cyprus) 30 August 1980 0.366
Rihand I Super Thermal Power Plant (India) 17 November 1982 17.034
Morupule Power Station Turbines (Botswana) 26 September 1983 4.418
Sandakan Power Station (Malaysia) 6 November 1988 0.929
Connaught Bridge (Malaysia) 3 December 1990 23.485
Samarinda Power Station (Indonesia) 6 March 1996 12.568
(D) Biwater
Rural Water Supply Scheme (Malaysia) 29 August 1986 59.460
Hill Country Water (Sri Lanka) 29 December 1988 2.129