§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the Export Credits Guarantee Department credit for Oman has been allocated to defence contracts in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. NeedhamOf the guarantees issued by the Export Credit Guarantees Department in support of United Kingdom capital goods and projects exports to Oman over the last five years, the proportion in respect of exports of defence equipment was as follows:
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Per cent. 1988–89 0.0 1989–90 100.0 1990–91 100.0 1991–92 0.0 1992–93 98.4 ECGD's recently published 1992–93 annual report details the breakdown by sector, including defence, of the capital goods and project exports it has exported during each of the four years to 1992–93.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many export credit guarantees have been provided to Oman in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe Export Credits Guarantee Department has issued eight guarantees in the past five years in support of United Kingdom exports of capital goods and projects to Oman as follows:
Number 1988–89 1 1989–90 1 1990–91 1 1991–92 2 1992–93 3
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total Export Credits Guarantee Department exposure outstanding with Oman.
§ Mr. NeedhamAt the close of its last financial year on 31 March 1993, the Export Credits Guarantee Department's exposure on Oman stood at £427.6 million.