HC Deb 27 January 1994 vol 236 c373W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the policy of Her Majesty's Government on arms shipments and weapons sales to the Government of the Republic of Angola.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 25 January 1994]: Under the Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1993 (SI 1993 No. 2355)—made in pursuance of the United Nation Security Council Resolution No. 864—it is prohibitied to export arms to Angola without licence issued by the Department of Trade and Industry. The Department considers each application for a licence on a case-by-case basis.

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