§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of the Export Credits Guarantee Department's 1998–99 exposure in unrecovered claims for exports to Nigeria is for defence-related exports. [105932]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 24 January 2000]: Nine per cent. of the unrecovered claims relating to Nigeria are defence-related. These claims were all authorised prior to 1996 and are currently recorded on ECGD's Balance Sheet as assets.