§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total value of(a) arms sales and (b) arms-related sales from the UK to Africa has been in each of the last five years. [50082]
§ Dr. MoonieThe information requested is set out in the following table:
£ million North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Total Africa Total UK defence exports 1996 1— 35 1— 6,177 1997 1.8 3 4.8 6,684 1998 1 10 11 6,030 1999 2.6 5 7.6 4,250 2000 7.9 6 13.9 4,406 1 It was not possible to breakdown figures for North Africa from the 1996 total. These figures are derived from table 1.13 (Exports of Defence equipment: deliveries and identified orders) of the Ministry of Defence publication "UK Defence 425W Statistics 2001", a copy of which is available from the Library of the House. Figures for the year 2001 are not yet available.