§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the names of the companies which have been given a licence to communicate with and visit Iraq in(a) 1994 and (b) 1995, in each case giving the date the licence was granted.
§ Mr. Ian Taylor[holding answer 14 February 1995]: It has been the practice of successive administrations not to disclose such information unless the public interest outweighs the requirements of confidentiality.