HC Deb 10 December 1992 vol 215 c745W
Mr. Hague

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he intends to update the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991.

Mr. Needham

A revised Export of Goods (Control) Order has been made and sent today to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and laid in the Library of both Houses. It will implement changes to export controls agreed in international forums and introduce a requirement for users of some open general export licences to register with the Department of Trade and Industry. It will come into force on 31 December 1992.