HC Deb 17 December 1992 vol 216 c479W
Mrs. Chaplin

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the export licensing policy towards Iran.

Mr. Heseltine

The Government are considering carefully the criteria that should be applied in exercising its policy of rigorous scrutiny of export licence applications for Iran. While this consideration is taking place, I have decided that no licence applications will be granted for Iran until January 1993. Licences which have already been granted and trade in non-licensable goods will not be affected.