HC Deb 23 January 1992 vol 202 c338W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what happened to the Kuwait office of the Defence Export Services Organisation during the Iraqi occupation of that country; and what is the current position.

Mr. Alan Clark

The First Secretary (Defence Supply) is the Defence Export Services Organisation representative in the British embassy in Kuwait. He was out of the country on leave when the Iraqi invasion took place and returned in April 1991.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the overseas offices of the Defence Export Services Organisation, together with the dates they were set up.

Mr. Alan Clark

The Defence Export Services Organisation has established overseas offices as follows:

Year
Washington 1972
New Delhi 1984
Riyadh 1984
Kuala Lumpur 1986
Seoul 1988
Ankara 1988
Kuwait 1988
Canberra 1989
Jakarta 1991
Bangkok 1991