§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if HM Customs' permission was given for a military cargo to be exported from RAF Manston in Kent in May 1998, which subsequently went missing en route to South Africa. [77251]
§ Dawn PrimaroloHM Customs and Excise did give authority for the loading of a shipment of goods to South Africa, which moved via the UK having been released for export from the Community by Customs in another Member State. Information available at the time of shipment did not indicate that the cargo included any controlled military goods.