§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much official time was spent considering export licence application 6078 between the date of its submission and the date of its refusal. [108476]
§ Dr. HowellsThe time spent on each export licence application varies according to a number of factors on which the assessment of the application is based. No record is kept within the Export Control Organisation of the amount of time afforded to each individual application. Export licence application 6078 was received on 21 September 1999 and refused on 24 January 2000.
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the average length of time during the past 12 months between submission of applications for licences to export goods to Iran and decisions on those applications. [108478]
§ Dr. HowellsI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Hancock) on 11 February 1999,Official Report, column 404W.