§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the sale of spare parts for Hawk aircraft in use in Africa from the Congo to Zimbabwe is consistent with the ethical dimension of their foreign policy and with the statement by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr Hain, at Wilton Park on 13 September 1999 that Britain must not supply defence material where this could start, sustain or stoke internal or external oppression. [HL1898]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe Government's policy on licence applications to export defence equipment to Zimbabwe and other countries intervening in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set out in the statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister on 9 February 2000,Official Report, cols. 184–185W.