HC Deb 22 February 1993 vol 219 cc433-4W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on United Kingdom policy on the export of land mines.

Mr. Needham

My right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office wrote to the hon. Gentleman on 22 January setting out the Government's views on this matter. I have nothing further to add.

Mr. Mullin

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many licences have been granted for the export of land mines for each year since 1988.

Mr. Needham

Separate statistics are not maintained for land mines and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Land mines fall within heading ML4a of the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1992, which prohibits the export without a licence of a wide range of bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles and similar weapons.

Mr. Mullin

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had regarding the United States Government's embargo on the export of land mines.

Mr. Needham

None.