§ Mr. DrewTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many licences have been granted for the export of military, security or police equipment to Kenya in the last two years. [25133]
§ Mrs. RocheThe Export Control Organisation's computer databases have been interrogated and the results are as follows. Between 1 January 1996 and 12 January 1998, 79 standard individual licences and 37 Open Individual Licences were issued for the export to end users or consignees in Kenya of goods controlled by Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of goods (Control) Order (the so-called "Military List"). The entry in the legislation under which the export of goods is controlled is known as their rating.
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Number of individual licences issued for exports to Kenya covering goods on the Military List Rating Standard individual export licences Open individual export licences ML1 23 0 ML2 2 0 ML3 13 0 ML4 4 2 ML5 2 3 ML6 8 2 ML9 1 0 ML10 7 12 ML11 8 2 ML13 1 4 ML15 2 0 ML18 0 1 ML22 0 1
Number of individual licences issued for exports to Kenya covering goods on the Military List Rating Standard individual export licences Open individual export licences PL5001 1 1 PL5002 0 1 PL5017 1 2 PL5018 5 0 PL5021 3 0 Individual export licences often cover a range of goods, controlled under several entries in the legislation. Where this is so the licence is included in the Table in the total shown against each of the relevant ratings.
This information should be considered in light of my answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) on 30 October 1997, Official Report, columns 870–71.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the countries to which goods covered by Category PL5001 under Export of Goods (Control) orders have been exported since 1 May 1997. [28001]
§ Mrs. RocheThe Export Control Organisation's computer databases have been interrogated, and the following results were obtained. Between 2 May 1997 and 12 January 1998, individual export licences covering goods controlled under entry PL5001 of the Export of Goods (Control) Order are recorded as having been issued to the following countries: Australia, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.
However, this information should be considered in light of the answer I gave on 30 October 1997 to my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), Official Report, columns 870–71.