BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN OIL PIPELINE

Early day motion 1744, tabled 15 October 2003 by Anne Campbell (Labour). Signed by 38 members.

That this House notes that a consortium of oil companies, led by BP, is planning to build an oil pipeline from Baku in Azerbaijan, through Georgia and North-East Turkey, down to Ceyhan on the Mediterranean coast, and that the Export Credit Guarantee Department, World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are considering supporting the project; further notes the report from the fact-finding mission of NGOs that travelled to the area; and calls on the Government to ensure no public funds will be committed to the project without a full assessment of the long-term environmental and human cost of the project.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, Liberal Democrat 12, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 1.