§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received that devices, used to recognise individuals in crowds, have been used by states subject to export restrictions by the UK, where those devices have been exported by the UK.[85212]
§ Mr. Tony LloydI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 21 April 1999,Official Report, column 566. The Government do not control the export of crowd recognition devices for identifying individuals at rallies or other such events. We are therefore unaware of any exports of such equipment from the UK.
Applications to export controlled goods and technology to all destinations are treated on a case by case basis against our national criteria and the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. The list of countries subject to specific export restrictions, including arms embargoes, is contained in the 148W Summary of Government Commitments regarding the application of Strategic Export Controls, copies of which are in the Libraries of the House.