§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Trade, in view of the fact that, contrary to assurances given earlier, one-third of the total order for inverters from Emerson's Electric Company for use in a nuclear weapon was shipped to Pakistan before the order was stopped, and that as the rest of the order has been completed and is still in the factory, if he will take additional precautions to prevent its being exported to an intermediary.
§ Mr. ParkinsonInverters—frequency changers—having a multi-phase electrical output of 600–2,000 Hz were brought under control on 9 November 1978. Licences are required by anyone in the United Kingdom wishing to export such goods. Applications to export these items to any destination are considered carefully in accordance with our non-proliferation policies. Export without a licence would be an offence. Control over exports is exercised at the ports.