HC Deb 23 April 1990 vol 171 cc76-7W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which countries were visited by representatives of the defence export services organisation in 1989.

Mr. Alan Clark

DESO representatives travelled extensively during 1989 and visited numerous countries. Because of the confidentiality of many of the matters involved it is not the practice to list individual countries visited.

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the overseas offices of the defence export services organisation, giving in each case the date when the office was opened.

Mr. Alan Clark

DESO's interests are covered by MOD staff at embassies throughout the world, but specific defence sales offices have been set up in:

Washington (1972)
New Delhi (April 1984)
Riyadh (January 1984)
Kuala Lumpur (June 1986)
Seoul (August 1988)
Ankara (August 1988)
Kuwait (February 1988)
Canberra (August 1989)