§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will present an annual report to Parliament on arms sales and the criteria on which the Government's guidelines are based. [5999]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotAs I announced on 23 July 1996,Official Report, column 213, a report on defence equipment exports will in future be included as part of the annual statement on the defence estimates. This report will include an explanation of the Government's policy on defence exports.