HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 c353W
Ann Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will cancel the invitation to the three Indonesian generals to attend the Royal Navy and British Army equipment exhibition at Farnborough in September 1997. [8907]

Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will refuse permission for representatives of the Indonesian Government to attend the Farnborough arms fair. [11137]

Mr. Spellar

No. It is well understood by all those who attend RNBAEE that the Government consider licence applications for defence exports on a case-by-case basis. Attendance at the exhibition does not imply that we will license the export of any equipment to any particular country.