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Aid And Trade

Volume 299: debated on Thursday 31 July 1997

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what was the total value of aid and trade provision projects since 1978; and if she will list the top 10 (a) recipient countries in descending order by value of projects received and the value of ATP received by each country as a percentage of the total and (b) companies in descending order by value of projects received and the value of ATP received by each company as a percentage of the total. [11840]

The total value of commitments for aid and trade provision projects since 1978 is £1,387 million.

The top 10 recipient countries in descending order by the value of ATP commitments are:

Country

ATP allocation (£ million)

Percentage of ATP total

China285.9420.47
Indonesia261.3618.71
Malaysia152.0310.88
India96.426.90
Turkey89.936.44
Zimbabwe55.643.98
Kenya46.893.36
Philippines46.523.33
Egypt40.532.90
Morocco37.952.72
Total1,113.2179.69
Total for all countries

11,396.99

1 Due to rounding the totals may not balance. The Balfour Beatty figure includes £24.37 million spent in respect of the Pergau hydro-electric project before 1994–95. This project is no longer being financed by the aid and trade provision.

It is not possible to provide figures for the amount of business retained by the prime contractor as opposed to the amount handled by subcontractors. It should, however, be noted that the extent of subcontracting is normally considerable.

The 10 companies that have won most ATP-supported business as prime contractors since 1978 are:

Company

ATP allocation (£ million)

Percentage of ATP total

Kvaerner (including the Trafalgar House Group)188.6613.50
GEC155.3110.94
Balfour Beatty108.377.63
Rolls Royce (including NEI)68.824.85
Biwater66.424.68
AMEC58.74.13
Foster Wheeler53.853.79
Snamprogetti UK47.183.32
Siemens Plessey43.433.11
Philips UK34.112.40
Total824.8559.04
ATP total allocated1,396.99