§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to achieve the aim of closing the episodes that led to the Scott inquiry as set out in the list of principal objectives of his Department's export control and proliferation division, published in his departmental MINIS 1995 returns part 2 on 12 June. [30601]
§ Mr. LangPrincipal objective(d) of my Department's export control and non-proliferation division, as published in my Departmental MINIS 1995 returns part 2 on 12 June, calls for the episodes which led to Sir Richard Scott's inquiry to be closed, but in the context of a Government response to the Scott report. It would be premature for me to decide how best to close these episodes before Sir Richard Scott's report is published. Meanwhile, my Department's Scott inquiry unit is providing papers and information on request to Sir Richard Scott's inquiry, and lending factual assistance to witnesses to the inquiry.
§ Mr. SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if Lord Justice Scott has requested his Department to provide documentation on the role played by the N. M. Rothschild bank in assisting Iraq and Iran to obtain munitions during the Iran-Iraq war. [32884]
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 6 July 1995]: Requests for information from Sir Richard Scott's inquiry are a matter for the inquiry.