§ Mr. Churchillasked the Lord Privy Seal, in the light of the parliamentary reply to the hon. Member for Stretford, Official Report, 25 June, column 210, how many applications he has received in the past 12 months for export licensable equipment to Somalia; and, of these, how many have been approved.
§ Mr. LuceApplications by United Kingdom suppliers for licences to export goods listed in group I of the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1978 are made to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade whose Department, I am informed, have received seven such applications in respect of Somalia since June 1979. Of these six were approved and one has lapsed.
The grant of a licence does not of course mean that the goods will be exported in every case.