§ Lord Gregsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any goods on the United Kingdom Military List have recently been approved for export to Iraq. [HL583]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)Following consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Trade and Industry recently approved a licence to export 160 protective vests to Iraq for use by UN personnel in a humanitarian demining programme. The export of the equipment to Iraq was approved under the Oil for Food Programme by the UN Sanctions Committee.