HC Deb 30 October 1997 vol 299 cc849-50W
Mr. Charles Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will notify his decision on licensing the export of armoured Land Rover vehicles to the UN High Commission for Refugees in Rwanda. [13902]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has recommended approval of an export licence for this item, which has been issued by the Department of Trade and Industry. UN Security Council resolution 1011 prohibits the export of military goods to non-governmental agents in Rwanda. However, the UN secretariat has confirmed that this embargo does not cover the export of equipment destined for UN operations. This export follows similar exemptions made for UNHCR in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia.