§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the supply of arms to Portugal with special reference to the provisions designed to ensure that 7W armaments supplied for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation purposes are confined in their use to such purposes.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleAs the House knows, we do not approve applications for the sale of arms to Portugal for use in the Portuguese overseas territories, but we do allow the supply of arms and military equipment to meet Portugal's requirements as a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Ally. I am satisfied that any armaments supplied by Britain to Portugal are used for the purposes stated.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what herbicides, defoliants and other chemicals suitable for military use have been supplied from Great Britain to Portugal since June, 1970; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleNone.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions during the past year arms supplied by Great Britain to Portugal earmarked for use in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation have been used by the Portuguese forces in Angola, Monzambique or Guinea-Bissau.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleNone, to my knowledge.