§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what companies were mentioned in documents forwarded to the Department by Walter Somers and 579W Forgemasters Engineering Ltd. in connection with the inquiries made of the export licensing division since 1988; and in what capacity they were mentioned.
§ Mr. LilleyIt is not the practice to reveal details of individual licensing applications.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many inquiries the export licensing division has received since the beginning of 1988 from (1) Walter Somers and (2) Forgemasters Engineering Ltd.; what products the inquiries concerned; which require export licences; and which were deemed to have a potential military application.
§ Mr. LilleyIt is not the practice to reveal details of individual licensing inquiries.