HC Deb 17 January 2001 vol 361 cc239-40W
Mr. Alan Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the applications by Knight Piesold for export guarantees in the last 20 years and the projects subsequently approved. [145315]

Mr. Caborn

ECGD has received from Knight Piesold over the last 20 years the following applications in respect of capital goods, projects and related services which have been the subject of an ECGD guarantee.

Exporter Details of project Guarantee issue date Value of guarantee £ million
Vosper Thomeycroft Develop and Extend Naval Base at Mombassa 27 May 1987 20
Kvaerner Installation of Gas Turbine Generator 31 July 1986 8.7
Knight Piesold Design and Construction of a hydro Electric Dam 14 August 1986 17.5
Knight Piesold Hydro Electric Power Project (Ewaso Ngiro) 4 October 1990 21
Crown Agents Pipeline Equipment to Import White Oil Products 1 July 1988 1.7
Crown Agents Spur Pipeline to Moi Inter Airport 24 March 1986 2.4
M. J. Gleeson Rehabilitation of Jomo Kenyatta Int. Airport 2 August 1990 33.5
A&T Supply of a Rural Telecommunications System 20 July 1990 13
BOC Ltd. Oxygen Producing Plant 16 June 1982 2
British Rail Board Supply 74 Railway Coaches 16 April 1982 27.9
Crown Agents Supply of Plant and Equipment 30 April 1982 22.4
Line of Credit Various 29 October 1982 3.5
Line of Credit Various 22 August 1985 3.6
Airbus Two A310–300 Airbus 9 May 1986 23.9
Vosper Thorneycroft Fast Patrol Craft 1 August 1984 108.2
Vosper Thorneycroft Patrol Craft Refit 19 December 1988 11.6
Short Brothers 12 Tucano Aircraft 13 September 1988 31.2
Crown Agents Salvage and Berthing Tugs 3 November 1982 13.6

Details of applications which have not been the subject of a guarantee are subject to legitimate confidentiality and are not included in the table.

Country/Project Guarantee issue date
Papua New Guinea
Goods and services for gold/copper mine 18 February 1982
Goods and services for gold/copper mine 10 July 1986
Australia
Kenya
Hydro Electric Dam (Turkwell Gorge) 14 August 1986
Hydro Electric Power Project (Ewaso Ngiro) 4 October 1990

Pending the issue of a guarantee, details of applications are subject to legitimate confidentiality.

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