John Battle:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what checks are undertaken to prevent the direct or indirect importation of manufactured products containing asbestos. [261866]
Jonathan Shaw:
I have been asked to reply.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 2739) prohibit the importation of asbestos or any product containing it unless allowed by an exemption. Customs declarations for consignments from non EU countries brought into free circulation are checked by HM Revenue and Customs who select for further scrutiny those declarations using a commodity code indicating that asbestos may be present. Inquiries are undertaken to ascertain if asbestos is, in fact, present and if any such goods qualify for an exemption or must be detained. For indirectly imported goods, such as those already in free circulation inside the EU, the single market means that import control checks were dependent on the first member state which the goods entered.
Corgi: Finance
Mr. Frank Field:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps he is taking to monitor the use of unspent public funds allocated to Corgi. [264042]
Jonathan Shaw:
I have been asked to reply.
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No such steps have been taken because the gas installer registration scheme operated by CORGI Gas Registration was financed through registration fees. However, Ministers have sought a view from the company about how, having now ceased this function, it intends to comply with its Memorandum of Association which requires any funds remaining after winding up costs to be transferred to the CORGI Trust or another charity with similar objectives to the company. As at 31 March 2008, the accounts of CORGI Gas Registration showed that surplus funds from unspent registration fees were held by the company as “retained surplus” in the sum of £3,456,740.
Fossil Fuels: Government Assistance
Gregory Barker:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which fossil fuel energy projects the Export Credits Guarantee Department is supporting; in which country each project is situated; which UK companies are in receipt of support; what type of plant is being supported in each case; what the (a) start and (b) completion dates are for each project; and how much is being provided to each. [265316]
Ian Pearson:
The following table lists relevant case details where ECGD has a contingent liability arising from the support it is providing. In the majority of instances, this support takes the form of a guarantee given to a bank or syndicate of banks in respect of a loan made to an overseas buyer in order to enable it to finance the purchase of supplies of goods and services from persons carrying on business in the United Kingdom. In the remaining instances, ECGD has provided insurance to a person carrying on business in the UK in respect of loss arising in relation to either a contract for the supply of goods or services to an overseas buyer or an investment in an overseas project. The contractual periods are best estimates based on data held electronically by ECGD. The amounts now at risk are generally lower than the original amounts shown, due to payments having been made under the guaranteed loans or insured contracts.
‘Fossil fuel projects’ include oil and gas transportation, coal, oil and gas extraction projects’ power generation and energy projects which involve the use of fossil fuels but exclude petrochemical projects.
Country
UK e xporter
Project
Detailed description (w here available)
Original level of support provided (£ )
Liability s tart date (est.)
Contract completion d ate (est.)
Product t ype
Indonesia
NEI Power Projects Ltd.
Combined Cycle Power Plant
£36,647,273
December 1994
December 2001
Buyer credit guarantee
India
Parsons Power Generation Sys Ltd.
Kakinada Power Station
208 MW gas fired power station
£7,544,748
February 1995
October 1997
Buyer credit guarantee
Russian Federation
SNC-Lavalin UK Limited
Volgograd Refinery
£24,559,680
November 1997
November 2000
Buyer credit guarantee
Indonesia
Allen Power Engineering Limited
Power Stn Extension
Supply & installation of 11 diesel generating sets
£18,955,088
December 1997
December 2000
Buyer credit guarantee
Turkey
Allen Power Engineering Limited
Bilkent
£6,799,523
October 1998
September 1999
Buyer credit guarantee
Venezuela
(1)—
Oil and Gas Project
£50,668,873
(1)—
(1)—
Overseas investment insurance/EXIP insurance
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South Africa
Kellogg Brown & Root Energy Services Limited
Mossgas Field Development
Drilling of wells and provision of subsea production transport & processing systems
£50,101,747
November 1999
October 2000
Buyer credit guarantee
Philippines
ABN Amro Bank NV
San Lorenzo Gas Power
500MW gas power station at Batangas
£44,382,802
March 2000
September 2005
Overseas investment insurance
Dominican Republic
Motherwell Bridge Engineering Limited
San Pedro Power Station
Conversion of oil power station to gas fired power station
£15,783,542
April 2000
February 2002
Project finance guarantee
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Skanska Construction UK Limited
Tabas Coal Mine
Coal mine
£29,524,244
March 2001
June 2005
Buyer credit guarantee
Algeria
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Limited
Pipeline Project
Supply of pumping and generating sets for the OZ2 Pipeline
£22,282,064
October 2001
October 2003
Buyer credit guarantee
Brazil
MAN B&W Diesel Limited
4 x Diesel Generating Sets
Supply and installation of generating sets
£6,884,401
November 2001
December 2002
SCF guarantee
Israel
Alstom Power Limited
Refurb of Existing Power Station
Low emission boiler and converter
£7,094,427
March 2002
October 2003
Buyer credit guarantee
Turkey
Alstom Power Plants Ltd.
Coface Reins
Relating to 2x160 MLO power station at Can
£7,262,428
April 2002
February 2004
Buyer credit guarantee
Nigeria
M W Kellogg Limited
Lng Project
Addition of trains 4 and 5 to existing LNG plant
£119,033,808
December 2002
September 2005
Buyer credit guarantee
Algeria
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Limited
Pipeline Project
Supply of turbine generator sets for the OZ2 Pipeline
£23,061,936
September 2003
September 2005
Buyer credit guarantee
Brazil
Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) Limited
P52 Oil Platform
Drilling offshore exploration wells/charter of an offshore drilling unit
£42,767,276
January 2004
February 2004
Project finance guarantee
Azerbaijan
BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Limited
BTC Piepline Project
Oil pipeline
£56,354,403
February 2004
August 2006
SCF guarantee
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Salzgitter Mannesmann (UK) Limited
South Pars Phases 9 and 10
Steel-related products for the downstream development of a gas field
£12,630,693
July 2004
July 2008
SCF guarantee
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Man Limited
South Pars Phases 9 and 10
Mechanical, piping and electrical engineering equipment for the downstream development of a gas field
£32,529,092
July 2004
July 2008
SCF guarantee
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Doncasters Middle East Limited
Turbine Blade Technology
Provision of services and tooling to refurbish turbine generator blades.
£14,373,935
August 2004
March 2006
SCF guarantee
Kazakhstan
Kellogg Brown & Root Limited
Ali Bekmola Oil Field Development
Oil field services
£6,839,754
November 2004
December 2004
SCF guarantee
Mexico
Odebrecht Oil and Gas Services Limited
Living Quarters On Oil Platform
£6,189,505
November 2004
December 2004
SCF guarantee
Brazil
Invsat Limited
P52 Oil Platform
Full telecommunications package
£1,318,153
October 2005
October 2007
SCF guarantee
Brazil
Koch Chemical Technology Group Limited
P52 Oil Platform
Vacuum deaeration equipment
£2,099,502
October 2005
October 2007
SCF guarantee
Brazil
Rolls-Royce Power Engineering Plc
P52 Oil Platform
Power generation equipment
£26,695,937
October 2005
October 2007
SCF guarantee
Brazil
VWS Westgarth Limited
P52 Oil Platform
Sulphate reduction equipment
£6,488,282
October 2005
October 2007
SCF guarantee
Korea, Republic of
Alstom Power Conversion Limited
Shin Wolsuing Power Stn.
£1,127,299
January 2006
January 2009
EXIP insurance
Turkey
Brush Electrical Machines Limited
50MW Generators Sets
£684,163
March 2006
May 2006
Buyer credit guarantee
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Mexico
SLP Engineering Limited
KMZ Oil Field Platform
Accommodation platforms
£12,468,774
June 2006
January 2008
SCF guarantee
Nigeria
Gentec Energy Plc
5MW Gas Fired Power Plant
£7,891,229
May 2008
June 2009
SCF guarantee
Nigeria
Gentec Energy Plc
12.75MW Power Stn. and gas Plant
£13,669,924
September 2008
September 2009
SCF guarantee
(1) Information withheld to protect the commercial interests of the company and ECGD
