§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the two countries which have defaulted to the extent of £7.3 million on arms payments in the past four years; and how much of this amount has been paid by the British taxpayer via ECGD.
§ Mr. DeakinsECGD does not publish details of its individual commitments or losses on particular overseas countries. To do so could well be prejudicial both to the interests of Her Majesty's Government and to those British exporters involved in business with the countries concerned. There has been no call on the British taxpayer to meet the Department's claims payments. These have been met in the usual way from the Department's income.