§ Mr. Edgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what basis approval has been given to British Aerospace for the sale of eight 677W Hawk ground attack/trainer aircraft to the Indonesian Government, in view of the fact that these aircraft may be used in the Indonesian Government's attempted annexation of East Timor, in the course of which at least 100,000 people, one-tenth of the population, have already been killed.
§ Mr. LuardOn the general question of arms sales, I have nothing to add to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Mr. Newens) on 21st April.—[Vol. 948, c.521.] The Indonesians have denied the allegation that 100,000 people have been killed in East Timor.