§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the information and reports received by his Department concerning the shipment of goods from Royal Ordnance to Iran between 1984 and 1988. [35337]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotSuch information, if it existed and if it pointed to potentially illegal activity, would have been 1179W passed to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise as the enforcement authority.
§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department received reports from Swedish customs of the outcome of their investigation into shipments to Iran which mentioned Royal Ordnance; and what action it took. [35336]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotNo arrangements exist for the provision of information by overseas customs authorities to the Ministry of Defence. Any such information would be provided to HM Customs and Excise.