§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Ministers authorised the reassessment of the military embargo against Argentina which led to the supply of naval engine parts; and which Ministers were informed of the outcome of this reassessment and when. [1065]
§ Sir Nicholas Bonsor[holding answer 29 October 1996]: I refer the hon. Member to the statement in this House on 24 October by my right hon. and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary and to the answer given today by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade. The advice given by the Department of Trade and Industry to Rolls-Royce on the licensability of the Tyne engine and components did not constitute either a variation or a relaxation of the embargo, nor did it reflect any reassessment of policy on the embargo.