§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the export credits guarantees and insurance agreements reached with British firms in each year since 1995–96. [69578]
§ Mr. WilsonThe Export Credits Guarantee Department has issued 653 guarantees in support of exports of capital goods and services since 1995–96 as follows:-
Date Number 1995–96 171 1996–97 162 1997–98 199 1998–991 121 1 to 31 December Details of many of these guarantees can be found in ECGD's Annual Report and Trading Accounts for each of the years in question, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House.
ECGD does not report individual guarantees without consent of the firms concerned and, in view of the number of guarantees involved, disproportionate cost would be involved in obtaining this.