Defence Equipment (Iraq)

HC Deb 13 May 1992 vol 207 c144W

Mr. O'Neill

To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what assessment his Department had made of the activities of the company TMG Engineering that relate to the export of non-lethal defence equipment to Iraq;

(2) what assessment his Department had made of the activities of the company Technology and Development Group that relate to the export of non-lethal defence equipment to Iraq;

(3) what assessment his Department has made of the activities of the company Matrix Churchill that relate to the export of non-lethal defence equipment to Iraq.

Mr. Needham

Between 1987 and 1990, Matrix Churchill Ltd. and its then parent companies, TMG and TDG Ltd., were involved in matters which are the subject of current legal proceedings. In view of this, it would not be appropriate to make any comment on the matter.