§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what initiatives have been taken to date to implement the recommendations in Sir Richard Scott's report on(a) military and (b) dual-use equipment sales to Iraq in respect of the tightening of export controls and scrutiny of export licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the role of different Government Departments in executing the revised export control policy. [30008]
§ Mr. LangI plan to publish a consultative paper on export licensing procedures in the summer. The Government will consider fully all representations made in response to that paper before making proposals for a revised export control policy.