§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will make a statement on the licensed production agreement between Pains Wessex (Schermuly) and SME Ordnance in Malaysia for the production of(a) low enforcement pyrotechnics, (b) CS irritant cartridges and (c) CS canisters; [128281]
(2) if he will list the licensed production agreements between British and Malaysian defence companies. [128280]
§ Dr. HowellsI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) on 22 March 1999,Official Report, column 117W.
However, I would also refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the then Under-Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, on 12 January 1999, Official Report, columns 149–50W. The response to the Committee, referred to in this answer, was published on 23 February 1999, HC270.