§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 26 May 1999,Official Report, columns 200–01, what export licences his Department has issued since September 1998 for explosives which have RDX as a component part; and how many applications are pending. [87954]
§ Dr. HowellsBy the term in my earlier answer "RDX in its its raw form", the intended meaning was "RDX or explosives containing RDX, not incorporated into other products such as ammunition or missiles." All of the licences and pending applications listed in my answer of 26 May 1999,Official Report, columns 200–01, covered explosive mixtures containing RDX as a component at a range of concentrations.
However, I regret that there were two errors in my answer of 26 May. Three (rather than two) of the Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) issued between 1 September 1998 and 6 May 1999, and covering goods with a rating of ML8 covered RDX in its raw form; the additional licence covered exports to the United States. Six (rather than seven) of the applications for such licences pending a decision as at 6 May covered RDX in its raw form; that one mentioned as covering an export to Japan did not in fact cover RDX.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 26 May 1999,Official Report, columns 200–01, if the destinations of the four pending licences for export of goods rated ML8 to the USA are private companies. [87953]
§ Dr. HowellsThe US Government is the stated end user on three of the applications concerned. Licences have now been issued in respect of two of these applications; the third is still pending.
297WThe US Government is the stated end user of the goods covered by the fourth application, although in this case the goods are first to be exported to a private company in the United States for explosives production. This application too is still pending.