§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 15 January,Official Report, columns 853–54, what consultations he had with representatives of the telecommunications company concerned before allowing the visas to be issued.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs wrote to a representative of the parent company twice during 1992 and stressed that he would not be prepared to put forward a project of the type proposed to the United Nations sanctions committee.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 15 January,Official Report, columns 853–54, what steps he took to ensure that any equipment being discussed was incapable of military application before granting the visas.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt was made clear to representatives of the company concerned on a number of occasions that only goods approved by the United Nations sanctions committee could be exported to Iraq.