Written question asked by Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 March 2005. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many breaches of World Bank guidelines by the monitoring consultants for the Baku Tblisi Ceyhan pipeline during implementation have been identified and reported to her Department.

Answer: Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many breaches of World Bank guidelines by the monitoring consultants for the Baku- Tblisi-Ceyhan pipeline during implementation have been identified and reported to her Department. [218274] Mr. Alexander: The independent environmental consultant to the lender group (D'Appolonia) has identified four significant breaches of project standards. These were all rectified by BTC Co. within a reasonable period as required and defined by the project's Social Action Plan and the Export Credits Guarantee Department loan agreement.

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