HC Deb 01 March 1999 vol 326 c501W
Ann Clwyd

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action Customs and Excise is taking to investigate allegations that Sky Air Cargo of London and Occidental Airlines have been supplying weapons to rebels in Sierra Leone. [73266]

Dawn Primarolo

The investigation of alleged breaches of United Kingdom legislation implementing arms embargoes is a matter for the Commissioners of HM Customs and Excise. It is not the Commissioners' general practice to comment publicly about the existence or nature of such investigations.