§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many licences were(a) applied for and (b) granted under the export control system for arms exports in 1991 and to date in 1992.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 9 November 1992]: The following figures are in respect of export licences for goods covered by group 1 of part II of the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991:
1991 1992 (a) Export licences applied for 13,832 12,907 (b) Export licences issued 13,216 12,005