HC Deb 17 February 1997 vol 290 cc373-4W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 23 January,Official Report, columns 708–709, if the export licence includes (a) machine guns, (b) automatic cannon and (c) other weapons for installation in Indonesia. [14303]

Mr. Nelson

The licences issued to Procurement Services International and Alvis do not list any weapons for installation in Indonesia.

The Alvis armoured cars licensed for export are equipped with a 90 mm gun and two machine guns as standard. All but two of the other vehicles have either one or two machine guns fitted as standard.

The licence issued to Procurement Services International is for vehicles which were detailed in my reply of 23 January 1997. None of these vehicles is fitted with machine guns or automatic cannon.

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 9 December,Official Report, column 29, if he will list the types and amounts of ammunition that are included in the export licence granted to Alvis. [14260]

Mr. Nelson

Details of goods listed on export licences are a matter between the company and the licensing authority. However, in this case, I can confirm that the export licence granted to Alvis covers a limited quantity of 90 mm ammunition and phosphorous grenades for acceptance testing and training purposes.

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 9 December,Official Report, columns 29–30, if he will list the types and quantities of ammunition included in the licence for Procurement Services International. [14267]

Mr. Nelson

No ammunition was included in the licence issued to Procurement Services International.

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