§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what military equipment has been licensed for export by UK companies to Indonesia since 1 May 1997. [69491]
§ Mr. FatchettThe Government are soon to publish their Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls. They will list by country of destination the number of export licences issued in each equipment category, and give details of the military equipment for which licences have been granted.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence he has evaluated on the alleged use against civilians of arms exported from the UK to Indonesia. [69760]
§ Mr. FatchettNo formal mechanisms exist at present for systematically monitoring the use of British defence equipment once it has been exported. We will not however issue licences for the export of equipment where we judge there is a clearly identifiable risk that the equipment might be used for internal repression.