§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what requests for supplies of tear gas and riot control equipment have been made by the Kenyan government in the last three years; and what supplies have been authorised. [34232]
§ Mrs. RocheThere is no requirement to notify the Department of requests for goods received from potential customers overseas.
Regarding the numbers of individual export licences permitting the export to Kenya of tear gas, I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to the hon. Member for North Devon (Mr. Harvey) of 12 March 1998, Official Report, columns 331–32. It is not possible to identify specific goods by the description "riot control equipment". Several of the entries in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order (the so-called "Military List") describe goods that might be found capable of playing some role in riot control.
§ Mr. LaxtonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the military, security and police transfers from the UK to Kenya with particular reference to(a) tear gas and (b) plastic bullets. [31743]
§ Mrs. RocheI refer my hon. Friend to my answer to the hon. Member for North Devon, (Mr. Harvey) of 12 March 1998,Official Report, columns 331–32.
§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what permits her Department has given for the export of(a) tear gas and (b) other items used in riot control to Kenya. [32030]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 2 March 1998]: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to the hon. Member for North Devon, (Mr. Harvey) of 12 March 1998, Official Report, columns 331–32.
It is not possible to identify specific goods by the description "other items used in riot control". Several of the entries in the Military List describe goods that might be found to be capable of playing some role in riot control.
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