§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the use of 6 ML1 SIELS and 1 ML1 OIEL exported to Bahrain this year. [99505]
§ Mr. Hain[pursuant to my reply, 24 November 1999, c.149W]An administrative error led to a mistake in my earlier answer to the hon. Member of 24 November 1999. The correct answer is as follows:
All export licence applications for Bahrain for ML1 equipment this year have been for private/recreational use by the ruling family, for national defence by the Bahrain Defence Force, who are not involved in internal security, or for the training unit of the Bahrain National Guard.
All export licences for Bahrain are considered against the established criteria, including whether there is a clearly identifiable risk of the equipment being used for external aggression or internal repression, in which case it will be refused.