HC Deb 25 May 2000 vol 350 cc599-600W
Mr. Gummer

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which Middle East countries have informed him of their support for Turkey's planned Ilisu dam project. [123797]

Mr. Caborn

No Middle East countries have notified us that they support the project.

Mr. Gummer

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed Ilisu dam on the built heritage in the area to be inundated. [123826]

Mr. Caborn

We are currently awaiting the updated Environmental Impact Assessment Report, which is expected to cover, among other issues, the impact on heritage, and the Turkish plans for mitigating this.

Mr. Gummer

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry against what environmental consideration the Ilisu dam will be assessed in relation to ECGD support. [123775]

Merger referred Date referred
BA/CityFlyer January 1999
Johnston Press/Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers February 1999
News Communications and Media/Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers February 1999
Newsquest/Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers February 1999
Air Products/DeVilbiss Medequip February 1999
Hepworth/Naylor Industries March 1999
Trinity/Minor Group March 1999
RIM /Mirror Group March 1999
NTL/Newcastle United April 1999
Whitbread/Allied Domecq July 1999
Alanod Aluminium/Metalloxyd July 1999
Universal Foods/Pointing Holdings August 1999
CHC Helicopter Corporation/Helicopter Services Group September 1999
NTL/CWC November 1999
Vivendi/BSkyB November 1999
Newsquest/News Communications and Media December 1999
Johnston Press/News Communications and Media December 1999

Mr. Caborn

ECGD support for Ilisu will be assessed on the basis of the updated Environmental Impact Assessment Report, which will be reviewed in the light of internationally accepted standards.

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