§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which company, organisation or individual in China was to receive the raw RDX for which a standard individual export licence was issued between 7 May and 10 November 1999. [106440]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 24 January 2000]: As set out in my letter of 23 September, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, the stated end-use for the RDX in its raw form covered by the licence was wellhead abandonment and oilfield use. The enduser was Halliburton International Inc., and I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.