§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether exports to Jordan carried out under the terms of the memoranda of understanding between the Governments of Jordan and of Britain signed in 1985 and 1989 were required to have end user certificates.
§ Mr. NeedhamIt is not Her Majesty's Government practice to comment on detailed matters concerning individual defence exports. However, certain information about exports made under the Jordan defence package has been made public during Sir Richard Scott's enquiry. Exceptionally, therefore, I am able to say that the memoranda of understanding required that no equipment exported to Jordan would be sold or disposed of without the prior written agreement of Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the export licences issued for exports under the 1979, 1985 and 1989 memoranda of understanding 1041W between the Governments of the United Kingdom and of Jordan were referred of the interdepartmental committee.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe interdepartmental committee to which I believe the hon. Gentleman refers examines export licence applications to Iran—and previously to both Iran and Iraq. No licence applications for Jordan are copied to the IDC. Where appropriate, applications for export licences are copied to both MOD and FCO for their advice.