§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many(a) domestic and (b) international representations his Department has received since 2002 concerning opposition to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. [170981]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe Department for International Development received the following representations on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
1595W609 letters, either direct from a member of the public, or from/via an MP, or from an NGO,3,529 emails,8,587 campaign cards,and 11 Parliamentary Questions.DFID also holds meetings with interested parties in the UK. Although some of the representations DFID has received relating to the Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan pipeline were from international organisations and individuals, the great majority ware from within the UK. Unfortunately our systems do not allow us to determine exact numbers of domestic and international representations without incurring disproportionate cost.