HC Deb 08 December 1997 vol 302 cc463-4W
Ann Clwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade which companies were awarded a licence to export machine guns to Indonesia in 1995. [14827]

Mrs. Roche

As I stated in my answer to my hon. Friend of 21 July 1997,Official Report, column 451, one such licence was granted during 1995.

Inquiries are being made as regards the release of the identity of the licensee concerned under the non-statutory Code of Practice on Access to Government Information and, since this is confidential information, the consent of the licensee is being sought for its disclosure. I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible and place a copy of that letter in the Library.