§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the measures his Department takes to ensure that licensed goods are exported to the correct end-use destinations. [93511]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 26 July 1999]: In accordance with our national export licensing criteria and those in the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, when assessing relevant export licence applications we consider carefully whether there is a risk that the goods might be diverted or re-exported to an undesirable end-user.
All applications for Standard Individual Export Licences to export goods controlled for strategic reasons must be supported by appropriate End-User Undertakings, or, if the consignee is a Government body, a copy of the relevant part of the official purchase order or contract. We ask our overseas posts to carry out checks in cases where we wish to confirm the accuracy of the information contained in end-user documentation.