§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consideration was given to the site at which, and the purposes for which, the lathes produced by 600 Services of Colchester for al-Hillal were to be used before he issued an export licence.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 30 April 1990]: It has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on individual licensing matters. Exports for Iran and Iraq are subject to the ministerial guidelines on defence sales announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the House on 29 October 1985.