§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the restrictions placed on the United Kingdom defence industry in respect of exports of equipment and technology to Taiwan. [69008]
§ Mr. FatchettI have been asked to reply.
Applications for export licences to supply defence-related equipment and technology to Taiwan are considered case-by-case. All decisions are made in the light of the criteria announced by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on 28 July 1997, Official Report, columns 26–29. In scrutinising applications for Taiwan, we give particular weight to the implications for regional security.