Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2004. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 16 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the monitoring visits at Higaturu Oil Palms since 1999 that CDC/Actis Capital has (a) directly performed and (b) independently contracted.

Answer: Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the monitoring visits at Higaturu Oil Palms since 1999 that CDC/Actis Capital has (a) directly performed and (b) independently contracted. [188971] Hilary Benn: Monitoring visits commissioned by the Pacific Rim Palm Oil Ltd. (PRPOL) Board have been effectively contracted by CDC as its owner. Since 1999, independent environmental studies have been contracted from at least four expert consultancy firms. There have been two CDC visits focused on environmental issues in 1999 and 2002 as well as a number of general monitoring visits by other CDC staff. There have been two visits by the PRPOL Board including its non-executive directors and by PRPOL's environmental manager.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c1709W;424 c1707W; 188971
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Environment Oil Monitoring Official visits Visits Papua New Guinea CDC Capital Partners CDC Palm oil
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk