HC Deb 24 November 1999 vol 339 cc148-9W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the use of 6 ML1 SIELS and 1 ML1 OIEL exported to Bahrain this year. [99505]

Mr. Hain

All export licence applications for Bahrain for ML1 equipment this year have been for private/recreational use by the ruling family or for national defence by the Bahrain Defence Force who are not involved in internal security.

All export licences for Bahrain are considered against the established criteria, including whether there is a clearly identifiable risk of the equipment being used for external aggression or internal repression, in which case it will be refused.

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