Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 2 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 July 2004. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 12 July 2004 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 staff from the Export Credits Guarantee Department visited the Sakhalin oil and gas project in Russia in June; what their positions are within the agency; how much the visit cost; and who funded it. - Inc figures.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff from the Export Credits Guarantee Department visited the Sakhalin oil and gas project in Russia in June; what their positions are within the agency; how much the visit cost; and who funded it. [182650] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Two staff from ECGD visited the Sakhalin II project, along with environmental experts from the other potential lending institutions and the lenders' environmental consultants. The ECGD staff members were an Environmental Analyst from the Business Principles Unit and a Senior Underwriter from the Business Group. Travel and accommodation costs for the ECGD staff totalled around £7,100. As with all other project due diligence costs, this sum will be reimbursed by the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 182650; 423 c906W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Costs Civil servants Finance Export credit guarantees UK Export Finance Oil Natural gas Staff Pipelines Russia Visits abroad
Contains statistics: Yes
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