§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has met representatives of Welsh business to explain the Government's policy on the sale and supply of military, security and police equipment to oppressive regimes. [15298]
§ Mr. HainNo. I refer my hon. Friend to the statement given by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on 28 July 1997,Official Report, columns 26–29, which sets out the Government's policy on this subject.
§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the significance to the Welsh economy of the manufacture, sale and supply of military, security and police equipment; and if he will place a copy of his assessment in the Library. [15292]
§ Mr. HainThe Department of Trade and Industry has been studying the value of the defence industry to the UK but its emphasis has been national and has not included production of detailed figures on a regional basis.
620WA copy of "The Study of the Value of the Defence Industry to the UK Economy" of December 1995 was placed in the Library of the House.