HL Deb 21 November 2000 vol 619 c68WA
Baroness Gould of Potternewton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any goods subject to strategic export controls have recently been approved for export to Iraq. [HL4534]

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 four diaphragm vacuum pumps, controlled under the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations, to the World Health Organisation in Iraq under the United Nations Oil for Food Programme. The export of these goods to Iraq has been approved by the UN Sanctions Committee.