§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to the reply given to the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr. Cohen) of 10 July 2000,Official Report, columns 375–76W, on arms sales, memoranda of understanding of the type described apply to any arms sales in the Middle East; and if Memoranda of Understanding restrict the availability to third parties for training purposes of defence material exported from Government to Government. [130803]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 17 July 2000]: Not all sales of defence material to the Middle East are subject to Government to Government Memorandum of Understanding arrangements.
Where there are MOUs, restrictions on transfer would typically include transfers for training purposes.