§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 8 December 1994,Official Report, column 299, if the United Kingdom company that is licensed to explore for oil and gas in the East Timor gap has been granted an export licence under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1981.
§ Mr. Ian Taylor[holding answer 10 January 1995]: It has been the practice of successive Governments not to reveal details of export licences or applications for licences unless the requirements of confidentiality are outweighed by the public interest.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 8 December,Official Report, column 299, if the United Kingdom company that is licensed to explore for oil and gas in the East Timor gap requires an export licence under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1981.
§ Mr. Ian Taylor[holding answer 10 January 1995]: A licence is required under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, as amended, to export from the United Kingdom goods identified in the schedules to that order, unless the goods are specified in article 3(b) to (e) of the order.