§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if it is her policy to provide aid to Indonesia for projects of general application which treat East Timor as a province of Indonesia. [2268]
§ Clare ShortNo aid given by us to Indonesia implies recognition of sovereignty over East Timor. Whether any future project of general application might affect East Timor would be a matter for consideration in each case.
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Project Indonesian Authority UK Company Agreement Date Type of Agreement Project Completion date Contract value (£ million) ATP value (£ million) Sector Auto Industry Development Study Ministry of Communications De Monfort Management Ltd. 7 Janaury 1991 ATP/TC 1991 0.49 0.49 Transport Western Universities Equipment Directorate General of Higher Education Philip Harris International/ Gallenkamp 14 May 1991 Soft Loan 12,016 14.28 13.67 Misc. Steel Bridging II Ministry of Public Works Mabey and Johnson 22 May 1991 Soft Loan 12,016 3.83 3.67 Transport Flight Simulator Merpati Nusantara Aeronautical Systems Designers 20 June 1991 Soft Loan 12,016 4.97 4.66 Transport Bali and Medan Airport Security Ministry of National Development Planning IAL International Aeradio Ltd. 21 August 1991 Soft Loan 12,016 11.45 10.46 Misc. Jambi Power Station Ministry of National Development Planning Mirrlees Blackstone (STPT) Ltd. 21 August 1991 Soft Loan 12,016 5.74 5.35 Power Cikampek-Padalarang Toll Road Ministry of Communications Cementation 15 October 1991 ATP/TC 1992 1.7 1.7 Transport Design Study Western Universities Training Centre Directorate General of Higher Education Sunderland Engineering Education Services 29 August 1992 ATP/TC 1996 2.21 2.21 Education Flight Simulator Consultancy Ministry of Communications Civil Aviation Authority 24 Janaury 1992 ATP/TC 1996 0.39 0.39 Transport Samarinda Power Station Perusahaan Umum Listrik Negara Rolls Royce 6 Marh 1995 Soft Loan 21998 45.81 12.57 Power Samarinda Transmission Line Perusahaan Umum Listrik Negara Clough Smith 10 May 1995 Soft Loan 21998 4.24 1.60 Power
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the(a) allocated and (b) actual expenditure on each aid-and-trade provision project in Indonesia for each of the financial years since 1993–94. [2271]
§ Clare ShortThe table below shows the Aid and Trade Provision projects in Indonesia for which aid agreements have been concluded since 1993. The table also shows expenditure to date. None of these projects has yet been completed.
Project Date of agreement ATP value (£ million) Expenditure to date (£ million) 150/500Kv Substations 10 August 1995 15.516 12.978 Samarinda Power Station 6 March 1995 12.570 9.844 Samarinda Transmission Line 10 May 1995 1.600 1.359 Piston Engine Research Laboratory 12 January 1996 4.640 2.335 Science and Technology Equipment 6 September 1996 4.340 2.491 Science and Technology Equipment 6 September 1996 0.550 0.035
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the aid-and-trade provision project agreements concluded with the Indonesian authorities since 1991, listing for each project(a) the date of the agreement and the expected completion date, (b) the type of agreement, (c) the contract value and ATP value, (d) the United Kingdom company and Indonesian authority involved and (e) the sector involved. [2270]
§ Clare ShortDetails of all Aid and Trade projects in Indonesia on which agreements have been concluded since 1991 are set out below.
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Project Indonesian Authority UK Company Agreement Date Type of Agreement Project Completion date Contract value (£ million) 46.81 ATP value (£ million) Sector 150/1500KV Substation Project P.T. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) GEC Alsthom 10 August 1995 Mixed Credits 21998 46.81 15.52 Power Piston Engines Research Laboratory Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology G. Cussons Ltd. 12 Janaury 1996 Soft Loan 21999 14.76 4.64 Science and Technology Science and Technology Project, Java Universities Ministry of Education Phillip Harris International Ltd. 15 March 1996 Soft Loan 21998 14.13 4.5 Education Notes:
1 These projects have been physically completed, but disbursements will continue over the length of the full loan period (25 years).
2 These dates are provisional and final completion will depend on satisfactory progress with imnplementation.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement about the future provision of aid-and-trade provision assistance to Indonesia. [2272]
§ Clare ShortAs I explained to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby on 21 May, we will be reviewing all our expenditure programmes to ensure that we concentrate our efforts on poverty eradication. This means that we will be reviewing the Aid and trade Provision; and any review of ATP will naturally look at how it has operated in Indonesia, and whether it should continue to do so.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what training or assistance is currently being provided by her Department to the Indonesian police force; and if she will make a statement about the future provision of aid to the Indonesian police force. [2269]
§ Clare ShortAssistance to the Indonesian police force ended in March 1996. No further assistance is planned.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what representations her Department will make at the forthcoming meeting of the Consultativie Group on Indonesia on(a) East Timor, (b) human rights and (c) good governance; [2273]
(2) what level of aid commitment her Department plans to make at the forthcoming meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia; and if she will make a statement about the extent to which the aid commitment will be dependent on the improvement of human rights in Indonesia and East Timor. [2274]
§ Clare ShortWe shall take every opportunity to make known to the Indonesian Government our concerns about these issues. As to future commitments this will be covered by the review I propose to undertake.Hansard, Volume 294, Col. 93 of 21 May refers.