§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government have taken in the last year to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of existing arms embargoes. [61484]
§ Mr. Tony LloydIn his statement to the House on 27 July 1998,Official Report, columns 19–22, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary announced the establishment of a Sanctions Enforcement Unit in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with responsibility for co-ordinating FCO action with respect to the enforcement of all sanctions, including arms embargoes. The Sanctions Enforcement Unit also issues guidance to FCO departments and overseas missions on the scope of UN sanctions resolutions and the Orders in Council implementing them in UK legislation.