HC Deb 04 March 1996 vol 273 c18W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth affairs what applications for export licenses have been reviewed by his Department, and rejected on the grounds that the application indicated a possible nuclear end use for the export, under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991 and Export of Goods (control) (Amendment No. 7) Order 1991. [18531]

Mr. David Davis

We are responsible for advising on the foreign policy implications of any proposed export of controlled goods referred to it by the Department of Trade and Industry. All applications are considered on a case-by-case basis. Final decision on the granting of export licences are a matter for my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade.