§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many open individual export licences for arms components have been granted to(a) Côte d'Ivoire, (b) Nigeria, (c) Senegal, (d) Colombia, (e) Angola and (f) Namibia in each year since 2002 broken down by (i) type, (ii) volume and (iii) value; and under what conditions each licence was granted. [163414]
§ Nigel GriffithsSince May 1997, the Government have published an Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls containing details of all goods, including components, authorised for export from the UK and to which destinations. The total value of SIEL licences issued for each destination is recorded in these reports. Copies of the Annual Report (up to And including 2002) are available from the Libraries of the House. Details of export licences approved in 2003 will be published later this year in the 2003 Annual Report.
1358WConcerning quantities exported, HM Customs and Excise and DTI compliance officers check that the terms of the licence have been respected but do not store data on volumes of actual exports which have been vetted and licensed.
All licensing decisions are only made following careful and rigorous scrutiny of applications against the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria, taking account of circumstances prevailing at the time and other announced Government policies.
§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what weapons components have been licensed to(a) Brazil, (b) Jordan, (c) Malaysia, (d) Singapore, (e) Turkey, (f) South Korea and (g) South Africa in the last two years; and what quantities each of those countries has received. [163416]
§ Nigel GriffithsSince May 1997, the Government have published an Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls containing details of all goods, including components, authorised for export from the UK and to which destinations. The total value of SIEL licences issued for each destination is recorded in these reports. Copies of the Annual Report (up to and including 2002) are available from the Libraries of the House. Details of export licences approved in 2003 will be published later this year in the 2003 Annual Report.
Concerning quantities exported, HM Customs and Excise and DTI compliance officers check that the terms of the licence have been respected but do not store data on volumes of actual exports which have been vetted and licensed.
§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether her Department has binding agreements in place to prevent the re-export of UK components without the prior knowledge of the UK Government. [163850]
§ Nigel GriffithsWhen considering an application for a licence to export strategic goods, the DTI requires the applicant to forward an undertaking from the end-user of the goods that they are for his ultimate end-use. A risk assessment is then made, taking account of any information we may hold on the end-user and the risk of diversion. I am advised it would not be practicable for the Government or another party to enter into binding agreements with end-users who are outside UK jurisdiction.
§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many countries since the introduction in July 2002 of revised guidelines for the licensing of arms components in incorporation cases she estimates have received export licences for arms components where the licensee may not be the final end-user of the finished goods. [163851]
§ Nigel GriffithsFor 2003, information on whether UK licensed goods were for incorporation has been recorded on the DTI Export Control Organisation's (ECO) databases. Information prior to this can be obtained only at disproportionate cost, via a manual search of licensing files. Statistics on incorporation cases will be published in the Government's 2003 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls later this year.
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§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what definition her Department uses of a non-aggressive component. [163852]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe DTI has no definition of a non-aggressive component. All components which are on the UK Military List or EU Dual-Use Regulation require an export licence before they may be exported.