HC Deb 13 December 1990 vol 182 cc494-5W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will set out the occasions since 1979 when he has used the provisions of the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 to prohibit the export of sensitive technologies or materials relating to United Kingdom commitments to(a) the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, (b) COCOM controls and (c) the missile technology control regime; and what goods have been subject to forfeit under these provisions over the same time period.

Mr. Lilley

This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.