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Written question asked by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 June 2004. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 7 June 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) his and (b) his officials' involvement was in informal and oral approaches made to GEC over the purchase of Govan shipyard in 1999; what meetings took place between (a) Mr Ed Miliband and (b) Treasury officials and Mr Martin Sixsmith in 1999; and what the dates of the meetings were; what briefings he gave in 1999 on the GEC interest in the Govan shipyard; and what the dates of the briefings were; what briefings his Department gave in 1999 on the GEC interest in the Govan shipyard; on what date his Department received the minutes of the meeting between Mr George Simpson of GEC and the Prime Minister to discuss the merger of BAE and GEC; what meetings Treasury officials had with the taskforce chaired by Sir Gavin Laird set up by the Government to look for potential buyers for the Govan shipyard in 1999; and what the dates of the meetings were; what meetings his Department had with Sir Gavin Laird to discuss the future of the Govan shipyard in 1999; and on what dates; on which dates in 1999 he met Mr George Simpson of GEC; if he will publish minutes of the meetings; and if he will list the attendees at those meetings; what communications (a) he and (b) his representatives and advisers had with GEC in 1999 over (i) the proposed merger of BAE-GEC and (ii) Govan shipyard; and if he will publish the communications; what meetings (a) his Department and (b) its representatives and advisers had with the management of Govan/Kvaerner to discuss the future of the Govan shipyard in 1999; what communications (a) he and (b) his representatives and advisers had with Kvaerner, their representatives and advisers over the proposed closure of the Govan shipyard in 1999; and if he will publish the communications; what role (a) he and (b) his representatives, and advisers had in the negotiations over the future of Govan in 1999. - Inc ref to 25 May 2004, 421 c1522W.
Answer

Mr. Blunt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what (a) his and (b) his officials' involvement was in informal and oral approaches made to GEC over the purchase of Govan shipyard in 1999; [R] [174262] (2) what meetings took place between (a) Mr. Ed Miliband and (b) Treasury officials and Mr. Martin Sixsmith in 1999; and what the dates of the meetings were; [174298] (3) what briefings he gave in 1999 on the GEC interest in the Govan shipyard; and what the dates of the briefings were; [174299] (4) what briefings his Department gave in 1999 on the GEC interest in the Govan shipyard; [R] [174264] (5) on what date his Department received the minutes of the meeting between Mr. George Simpson of GEC and the Prime Minister to discuss the merger of BAE and GEC; [R] [174265] (6) what meetings Treasury officials had with the taskforce chaired by Sir Gavin Laird set up by the Government to look for potential buyers for the Govan shipyard in 1999; and what the dates of the meetings were; [174300] (7) what meetings his Department had with Sir Gavin Laird to discuss the future of the Govan shipyard in 1999; and on what dates; [174301] (8) on which dates in 1999 he met Mr. George Simpson of GEC; if he will publish minutes of the meetings; and if he will list the attendees at those meetings; [174295] (9) what communications (a) he and (b) his representatives and advisers had with GEC in 1999 over (i) the proposed merger of BAE-GEC and (ii) Govan shipyard; and if he will publish the communications; [174296] (10) what meetings (a) his Department and (b) its representatives and advisers had with the management of Govan/Kvaerner to discuss the future of the Govan shipyard in 1999; [174302] (11) what communications (a) he and (b) his representatives and advisers had with Kvaerner, their representatives and advisers over the proposed closure of the Govan shipyard in 1999; and if he will publish the communications; [174297] (12) what role (a) he and (b) his representatives, and advisers had in the negotiations over the future of Govan in 1999. [174303] John Healey: I refer the hon. Member to the answer which he received from the Prime Minister on 25 May Official Report, column 1522W.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
422 c21-2W; 174262;174298;174299;174264;174265;174300;174301;174295;174296;174302;174297;174303
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Disclosure of information Glasgow Mergers Meetings Shipbuilding BAE Systems GEC Marconi
Link
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