§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to investigate which of the exports to the former Yugoslavia—listed by the Minister of Trade to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent in his letter of 5 February—were in fact sent to the former Yugoslavia having been awarded an export licence.
§ Mr. NeedhamNo.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in theOfficial Report the schedule of licences granted for the export of military goods to Yugoslavia for the period 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1992 included in the letter of 5 February to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent by the Minister of Trade.
§ Mr. NeedhamFollowing is the schedule and my covering letter to the hon. Member
Dear LlewI am now able to let you have the attached schedule of licences granted for the export of military goods to Yugoslavia, as promised in the Prime Minister's reply to your Parliamentary Question (Hansard 23 November, column 456).Your request for quantities has necessitated an examination of individual licences, which is extremely time-consuming; to go back to 1979 as you requested would take too many staff off normal licensing duties for too long, and the schedule therefore gives full details for 1 January 1989–31 December 1992. In many instances the number and range of items involved in shipments made under a licence makes it impossible to state quantity and value has therefore been given. I should also emphasise that the issue of a licence does not mean that the export took place.Armaments and military equipment during that period fell within Group 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 of the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991 or its predecessor, the 1989 125W Order. The 1992 Order came into force on 31 December 1992 and no licences for former Yugoslav Republics were issued on that day.All Group 1 licences were revoked on 3 July 1991 as a precautionary measure and any licensed goods not exported by that date would have been stopped from leaving the UK.Following UK action, the EC embargo on exports of military goods was imposed on 5 July 1991 and the UN126W
Exports to the territories which comprise the former republic of Yugoslavia Military, security and para-military goods and arms, ammunition and related material Goods Quantity or value End-use/User AIRCRAFT PARTS AND SPARES 1989 Jet engine parts £1,500,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oxygen equipment £231,500 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £69,500 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,500,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,500,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £100,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £150,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £200,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft parts £5,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft parts £5,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft parts £1,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft parts £300,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Air conditioning equipment £2,800 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,500,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,500,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft parts £300,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Tachometers 168 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Turn and slip indicators 85 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Air conditioning equipment £6,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Valves £41,200 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £250,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oil pressure indicators 1 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Tailplanes 6 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ailerons 12 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft parts £15,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,680,700 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oil pressure indicators 58 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ailerons 18 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Various indicator equipment £313,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oil pressure indicator 1 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £25,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Navigation system parts 5 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £69,500 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Test equipment for aircraft sighting system £142,250 Testing of military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ejector Seat Cartridges 31 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oxygen equipment test sets 13 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force 1990 Aircraft spares £4,250 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Test equipment for jet engines £344,000 Testing of jet engines/Yugoslav Air Force Autostabiliser computer 12 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Navigational equipment £5,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft instrument spares 5 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft spares £200,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft spares £300,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Parts for gyro platform system £1,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ejector Seat spare cartridges 232 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Spare parts for military aircraft £607,450 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Valves 80 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Valves 60 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Valves 60 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Spare parts for military aircraft £10,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oxygen equipment £97,750 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Starter generators adaptors 20 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oxygen supply test equipment £80,750 For test purposes/Yugoslav Air Force Ejector seats and equipment £1,850,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ejector seats and equipment £179,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £1,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Spare parts for military aircraft £250,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force 127W
embargo on 25 September that year; UN sanctions on all trade with Serbia and Montenegro were imposed on 30 May 1992.Applications since 3 July 1991 for Group 1 goods destined for former Yugoslav Republics have been refused unless for lifesaving equipment, must of it for UN operations.128W129W
Goods Quantity or value End-use/User Temperature indicators 3 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force 1991 Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Tail planes 6 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ailerons 18 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ailerons 12 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft indicator equipment £253,600 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Jet engine parts £2,000,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft indicator equipment £235,750 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft ignition and switchgear spares £100,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ejector seats and equipment £800,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Ejector seat parts £2,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oxygen equipment £25,500 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Oxygen equipment £223,750 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force Engine air inlet ice protection equipment £76,000 For military aircraft/Yugoslav Air Force 1992 Ballistic blankets for helicopter seats 30 Helicopter seat protection/United Nations Forces AMPLIFIERS 1990 Various amplifiers and voltage stabilisers £38,250 Development of electronic counter measures receiver/Institute of Microwave and Electronics BODY ARMOUR 1990 Armoured jackets, helmets, ceramic plates £24,120 Personal protection/Yugoslav State Police 1991 Armoured jackets, helmets, ceramic plates £18,600 Personal protection/Yugoslav State Police 1992 Armoured jackets, plates etc. £26,300 Personal protection/Staff of United Nations High Commission for Refugees Armoured jackets, plates etc. £8,500 Personal protection/Staff of United Nations High Commission for Refugees CAMERAS 1989 Cameras for aerial photography 2 For remote piloted vehicle/Federal Directorate of Supply and Procurement DETIONATORS 1991 Detonators and fuses 500 To activate fire detection/suppression systems in hazardous environment/rubber manufacturer COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 1989 Spares for transceiver £2,500 Radio communications/Yugoslav Army Spares for minehunting command and navigation systems £15,000 Federal Secretariat of National Defence COMPASSES 1989 Tubular compasses 40 Attachment to surveillance equipment/ Yugoslav Ministry of Defence ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS 1989 Hysteresis Motor 45 Manufacture of test equipment/Federal Secretariat of National Defence Hysteresis Motor 16 Manufacture of test equipment/Federal Secretariat of National Defence Torque Motors 4 For simulation training equipment/Federal Secretariat of National Defence 130W131W
Goods Quantity or value End-use/User 1990 Hysteresis Motor 44 Manufacture of test equipment-Federal Secretariat of National Defence EXPLOSIVES DETECTION EQUIPMENT 1989 Explosives detector 1 Demonstration only/Yugoslav Institute of Security Explosives vapour detector 2 Yugoslav police INFRARED, THERMAL IMAGING AND IMAGE, INTENSIFIER EQUIPMENT 2 Yugoslav police 1989 Second generation image intensifier 1 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Passive driving periscope (2nd generation image intensifier tubes) 1 Demonstration/night optics manufacturer Second generation image intensifier 1 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Steady scope with night vision (second generation) attachment 1 Demonstration only/Yugoslav Police Processing equipment for second generation image intensifies £1,503,700 Manufacture of night vision equipment/ Yugoslav Army Image intensifier tubes (second generation) 6 Night vision equipment/Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Second generation image intensifies 150 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Second generation image intensifies 66 Night vision goggles/Yugoslav Army Second generation image intensifies 40 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Second generation image intensifies 60 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Second generation image intensifies 8 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Second generation image intensifies 200 Night vision goggles/optical manufacturer Cryogenic equipment for thermal imaging equipment 12 Thermal imager/thermal electro-optics manufacturer 1990 Night vision goggles and equipment (second generation tubes) 6 Demonstration only/optical manufacturer Second generation image intensifers 2 For night vision goggles/optical manufacturer LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT 1991 Marine distress equipment (flares, Very pistols, etc.) £91,500 Marine rescue/leisure and commercial shipyards 1992 Smoke canisters, cartridges, pistols £1,900 Ground-air/ground-ground signalling marking for landing dropping zones/United Nations forces Marine distress equipment (flares, smoke canisters, etc.) £124,350 Marine rescue/leisure and commercial shipyards Smoke signalling grenades £18,115 Smoke signalling United Nations forces LITHIUM BATTERIES 1990 Lithium reserve batteries £10,000 For mines, grenades, etc/Federal Directorate of Supply and Procurement LITHIUM BATTERIES 1990 Periscope spares £3,190 Yugoslav Navy RADAR RQUIPMENT AND SPERES 1989 Miscellaneous spares for military mobile radar systems £22,700 Spares for existing equipment/Yugoslav Air Force Miscellaneous spares for military mobile radar systems £755,500 Spares for existing equipment/Yugoslav Air Force Switches 270 Radar simulation/Secretariat of National Defence Switches 270 Radar simulation/Secretariat of National Defence 1990 Miscellaneous Spares for military mobile radars—air defence £72,160 Support spares for existing equipment/Federal Directorate of Supply and Procurement Isolators 5 Repair of radar equipment/Secretariat of National Defence
Goods Quantity or value End-use/User Miscellaneous radar equipment and spares £24,286,700 For existing radar stations/Yugoslav Air Force 1991 C—Band magnetrons 20 Spares for existing radar equipment/Yugoslav army Isolators 5 Spares for existing radar equipment/air traffic control Gunn diode 8 Spares for existing radar equipment/Institute for Microwave Technology Miscellaneous spares for military mobile radar systems £755,500 Spares for existing equipment/Yugoslav Air Force Spares for mortar-locating radar £25,000 Spares for existing equipment/Yugoslav Army RANGEFINDERS (LASER) 1989 Hand held laser rangefinder 1 Evaluation purposes/Yugoslav defence contractor Hand held laser rangefinders (non-functioning) 4 Interface checks/Yugoslav defence contractor SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION 1989 Metal-filled plastic bullets (heads) Sample quantity Production of frangible training ammunition/ Federal Directorate of Supply and Procurement Smith & Wesson revolver 1 Target shooting/tourism company 9mm sports pistol 1 Sporting use/private buyer Shotgun primers £10,000 Sporting ammunition manufacture 1990 .22 rifle barrels and actions 2 Sporting use private buyer Shotguns and blank ammunition £5,200 Production of cinema film/film company MG34 7.9mm rifle 1 Production of cinema film/film company BAR 30.06 auto rifle 1 Production of cinema film/film company Sporting rifle, shotgun and pistol, and ammunition 3 Sporting use/private buyer 1991 Revolver (.357) 1 Personal protection/private buyer Smith & Wesson revolver 1 Sporting use/private buyer Sonar equipment spares 1989 Spares for sonar equipment £4,000 Repair of equipment/Yugoslav Navy Spares for sonar equipment £15,700 Repair of equipment/Yugoslav Navy Transistors 1989 Field effect transistors £3,000 For instrumentation/Federal Secretariat National Defence