§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 31 January,Official Report, column 609, what factors led him to conclude that the information requested on export licences granted for temporary export of military technology for display at exhibitions could be put together only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Ian TaylorAs I said in my original reply, the required information could only be extracted by examining original case papers. This is because that information—in the degree of detail that was asked for—is not itemised on my Department's databases. The manual search would breach the guidelines on disproportionate cost.
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