HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 c382W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what information he has on the export of Heckler and Koch machine guns from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates in 1987; and if he will make a statement;

(2) if he will now publish details of all export licences granted to Royal Ordnance between 1980 and 1993; and if he will make a statement;

(3) what information he has on the export of Heckler and Koch weapons from the United Kingdom to the former Yugoslavia in 1992; and if he will make a statement;

(4) what information he has relating to the exports of Royal Ordnance to (a) the United Arab Emirates, (b) central America, (c) the former Yugoslavia and (d) the former East Germany; and if he will make a statement;

(5) what information he has relating to the export of ethyl cellulose by Royal Ordnance in 1989; and if he will make a statement;

(6) what is his policy regarding the collection and publication of information on the export of weapons by Heckler and Koch from the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 14 January 1994]: It has been the policy of successive administrations not to disclose details of an individual company's export licence applications, which are submitted to my Department in confidence.