§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is the practice of his Department to make an assessment of the loss of earnings by British exporters, excluding military equipment, which may be caused as a result of war or internal conflict. [1571]
§ Mr. David DavisThis Department, together with the Department of Trade and Industry, alerts British exporters to potential difficulties in repatriation of export earnings that may occur as a result of war or internal conflicts abroad. Further action is then a matter for the individual companies. We have no central figures for the total amount involved in loss of earnings as the result of such actions.
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