§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations Her Majesty's Government made to the Co-ordinating Committee on Multilateral Exports prior to the consultative committee decision to refuse an export licence to British Telecom for work in Vietnam.
§ Mr. SainsburyIt has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on individual licensing decisions, or on consultations with our partners in COCOM on such matters.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what basis the Co-ordinating Committee on Multilateral Exports refused an export licence for a British Telecom contract in Vietnam.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 19 October 1990]: It has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on individual licensing decisions, or on consultations with our partners in COCOM on such matters.