§ Mr. RogersTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy in relation to the issue of end-user certificates for arms exports; and if he will place in the Library the instructions given to his civil servants.
§ Mr. NeedhamI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answers I gave to the House on 8 July 1992,Official Report, columns 333–34, and to the hon. Members for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. Smith) and for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) on various occasions since then. Desk instructions to staff processing export licence applications indicate the circumstances in which an end-user certificate is required from the applicant in support of the application, and require the precise wording to be checked.