HC Deb 19 November 1996 vol 285 cc517-8W
Ms Quin

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many times the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 has been used by the Government in each of the past four years; and for what purposes. [3715]

Mr. Nelson

[holding answer 18 November 1996]Since November 1992, 16 orders have been made under the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 as amended by the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1990. The Export of Goods (Control) Order 1992, S.I. No. 3092, replaced the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991 as amended. The 1992 order was subsequently amended by the following statutory instruments: 1992 No. 3305, 1993 No. 1020, 1993 No. 1692, 1993 No. 1825, 1993 No. 2515, 1993 No. 3264 and 1994 No. 534. The Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, S.I. No. 1191, revoked all of the 1992 order, as amended, save that part applying to the exportation of antiques. The Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 has been amended by the following statutory instruments: 1994 No. 1632, 1994 No. 2518, 1994 No. 2711, 1995 No. 3060, 1995 No. 3249, 1996 No. 1341 and 1996 No. 2663. The purpose of each of the orders listed is given in the explanatory notes accompanying each statutory instrument.