§ Mr. ForthTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will give for the Review of Criteria for Assessing conventional Arms Export Licences(a) the expected completion date and (b) the cost of conducting the review. [8235]
§ Mr. Tony LloydI have been asked to reply.
The review of criteria used in considering licence applications to export conventional arms is being taken forward as a matter of urgency. We expect to complete the review in the next few weeks. It is being conducted by officials in the relevant Government departments as part of their regular duties. The cost of the review could be calculated only at disproportionate cost.