§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for(a) standard and (b) open individual export licences for (i) military list and (ii) dual-use goods for proposed exports to Pakistan are currently awaiting a decision; and how many of these applications were made before 12 October 1999. [106645]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 24 January 2000]: The entry in the relevant legislation under which the export of goods is controlled is known as their rating. The Export Control Organisation's computer databases have been interrogated. As of 14 January 2000, decisions had not yet been taken on 76 applications for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) and 29 applications for an Open Individual Export Licence (OIEL) to export to consignees or end-users in Pakistan goods listed in Part HI of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, commonly known as the Military List, entered in the Council Regulation (EC) 3381/94 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods, or in Schedule 2 to the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations 1996. Applications for individual licences may cover a range of goods with various ratings (and applications for OIELs may also cover a range of countries). Where this is so, the application is included in the table in the total for all of the relevant ratings.
Applications for individual licences pending as of 14 January 2000 covering the export of military goods to Pakistan Rating Number of applications for a SIEL pending covering goods with this rating Number of applications an OIEL pending for covering goods with this rating ML1 5 0 ML2 2 0 ML3 3 0 ML4 2 0 ML5 1 0 ML6 4 2 ML9 10 5 ML10 17 6 ML11 2 2 ML13 0 4 ML15 0 1 ML16 4 1 ML17 2 1 ML18 8 0 ML22 0 2 PL5001 0 1 PL5017 2 1 End use 15 0
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Applications for individual licences pending as of 14 January 2000 covering the export of dual-use goods to Pakistan Rating Number of applications for a SIEL pending covering goods with this rating Number of applications for an OIEL pending covering goods with this rating S1 P1 G2 0 3 1A005 0 3 1C950 0 1 2B350 0 1 3A002 1 0 5A002 0 1 5D002 0 1
Applications for individual licences pending as of 14 January 2000 covering the export of dual-use goods to Pakistan Rating Number of applications for a SIEL pending covering goods with this rating Number of applications for an OIEL pending covering goods with this rating 6A001 0 1 6A003 0 3 7A101 0 1 9A110 0 1 Of these pending applications, 41 of those for SIELs and all of those for OIELs were received before 12 October 1999.
This information should be considered in light of the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Mr. Berry) on 27 July 1999, Official Report, columns 307–08W.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many and what categories of(a) standard and (b) open individual export licences have been (i) granted and (ii) refused for proposed exports of controlled goods to Pakistan since 12 October 1999. [106644]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 24 January 2000]: The entry in the relevant legislation under which the export of goods is controlled is known as their rating. The Export Control Organisation's computer databases have been interrogated. Between 12 October 1999 and 14 January 2000, no Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and no Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) were issued covering the export to consignees or end-users in Pakistan of goods subject to export control by being listed in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, commonly known as the Military List, and goods entered in the Council regulation (EC) 3381/94 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods, or in Schedule 2 to the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations 1996.
In the same period two SIELs were refused covering goods with the rating end use, and no OIELs were refused.
This information should be considered in light of the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Mr. Berry) on 27 July 1999, Official Report, columns 307–08W.