§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many arms export licence applications for Zimbabwe her Department has examined for each month since August 1997. [106986]
§ Clare ShortSince August 1997, my Department has examined, for each month, for Zimbabwe the following numbers of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) concerning the export of goods listed as subject to control in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, usually known as the military list:
- August 1997: None
- September 1997: 2 SIELs
- October 1997: 4 SIELs
- November 1997: 4 SIELs
- December 1997: 4 SIELs, 2 OIELs
- January 1998: 2 SIELs, 2 OIELs
- February 1998: 4 SIELs, 1 OIEL
- March 1998: 5 SIELs, 4 OIELs
- April 1998: 4 SIELs, 5 OIELs
- May 1998: 5 SIELs, 2 OIELs
- June 1998: 1 SIEL, 4 OIELs
- July 1998: 2 SIELs, 7 OIELs
- August 1998: 2 SIELs, 4 OIELs
- September 1998: 4 SIELs, 2 OIELs
- October 1998: 3 SIELs, 4 OIELs
- November 1998: 3 OIELs
- December 1998: 1 SIEL, 3 OIELs
- January 1999: 1 SIEL, 5 OIELs
- February 1999: 1 SIEL, 5 OIELs
- March 1999: 4 OIELs
- April 1999: 2 SIELs, 7 OIELs
- May 1999: 3 SIELs
- June 1999: 7 SIELs
- July 1999: 4 SIELs, 2 OIELs
- August 1999: 1 SIEL, 3 OIELs
- September 1999: 3 OIELs
- October 1999: 1 SIEL, 3 OIELs
- November 1999: 1 OIEL
- December 1999: None
- January 2000: 1 SIEL, 4 OIELs.