§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to raise comments made by the Defence Attaché to the Indonesian Embassy about the use of British military exports in East Timor with the Indonesian Government. [67603]
§ Mr. FatchettIn July 1997, we introduced new criteria for the export of defence equipment. Since then we have not issued licences for the export of equipment where we judge that there is clearly identifiable risk that the equipment might be used for internal repression or international aggression.
§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he will take to ensure Indonesian compliance with UN resolutions on East Timor. [67575]
§ Mr. FatchettWe fully support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General in searching for a fair, comprehensive and internationally acceptable solution to the problem. We keep in regular contact with the Secretary-General and Ambassador Marker about the progress of talks on East Timor.