Arms Exports (Hansard, 17 February 2000)

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many arms export licence applications relating to zimbabwe examined by her Department her Department has(a) supported and (b) opposed since May 1997. [109106]

§ Clare Short
From 1 September 1997 until 28 January 2000, we have received 69 applications for a Standard Individual Export Licence and 51 applications for an Open Individual Export Licence. These licences by being listed in Part III of Schedule I to the Export of Goods674W (Control) Order 1994, commonly known as the Military List. Applications were not circulated to the Department for International Development before 1 September 1997.
Regarding advice given by this Department on individual licence applications, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by the Secretary of State for International Development on 26 April 1999, Oficial Report, column 18W.

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many licence applications for arms exports to Indonesia her Department has examined since August 1997; if she will list them; and how many her Department(a) supported and (b) opposed. [109174]

§ Mr. Foulkes
From 1 September 1997 until 28 January 2000, we have received 78 applications for a Standard Individual Export Licence and 70 applications for an Open Individual Export Licence. These licences cover the export to Indonesia of goods subject to control by being listed in Part III of Schedule I to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994. This is commonly known as the Military List. Applications were not circulated to the Department for International Development before September 1997.
Regarding advice given by this Department on individual licence applications, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by the Secretary of State for International Development on 26 April 1999, Official Report, column 18W.

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many licence applications her Department has examined for arms exports to Pakistan since May 1997; if she will list them; and how many her Department(a) supported and (b) opposed. [109104]

§ Mr. Foulkes
From 1 September 1997 until 28 January 2000, we have received 208 applications for a Standard Individual Export Licence and 80 for an Open Individual Export Licence. These licences cover the export to Pakistan of goods subject to control by being listed in Part III of Schedule I to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, commonly known as the Military List. Applications were not circulated to the Department for International Development before 1 September 1997.
Regarding advice given by this Department on individual licence applications, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by the Secretary of State for International Development on 26 April 1999, Official Report, column 18W.