§ Ann ClwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her answer of 11 December 1998,Official Report, column 671, what equipment (a) the one arms export licence to Turkey refused and (b) the 71 licences granted, covered. [23047]
§ Mrs. RocheThe Export Control Organisation's computer databases have been interrogated, and the following results were obtained.
Between 2 May and 5 November inclusive, decisions were taken on 73 applications for standard or open individual licences to export to Turkey goods controlled under entries in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 (the so-called "Military List"): 71 standard individual export licences were granted, and one application for such a licence refused; and one open individual export licence was issued. At 5 November, 105 applications were awaiting a decision.
Decisions on applications for standard individual export licences during the period Rating Number of licences granted covering goods with this rating Number of applications refused covering goods with this rating ML1 11 1 ML2 9 0 ML3 5 0 ML4 2 0 ML5 3 0 ML6 2 0 ML7 1 0 ML9 4 0 ML10 7 0 ML11 26 0 ML14 2 0 ML16 1 0 ML18 1 0
Decisions on applications for open individual export licences (OIELs) during the period Rating Number of licences granted covering goods with this rating Number of applications refused covering goods with this rating ML5 1 0 However, this information should be considered in the light of my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) on 30 October 1997, Official Report, columns 256–58.
As regards the additional information requested, it would entail disproportionate cost to make the inquiries necessary under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.