Written question asked by Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 23 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, when she was first informed by the Export Credits Guarantee Department that SPC 2888, proposed to be used on the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan pipeline, had not previously been used on a pipeline with polyethylene coating.

Answer: Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she was first informed by the Export Credits Guarantee Department that SPC 2888, proposed to be used on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, had not previously been used on a pipeline with polyethylene coating. [218562] Mr. Alexander: ECGD informed the then Minister for Trade's office on 8 July 2004 that SPC 2888 had not previously been used on a pipeline with polyethylene coating.

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