§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the(a)standard and (b)open individual export licences for export to Pakistan that have been granted since 12 October 1999, showing in each case the Military List rating; and how many applications for each category of licence are awaiting a decision. [116124]
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§ Dr. HowellsFor the period 12 October 1999 to 14 January 2000, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 25 January 2000,Official Report, column 202W.
The entry in the relevant legislation under which the export of goods is controlled is known as their rating. The Export Control Organisation's computer databases have been interrogated. Between 15 January 2000 and 17 March 2000, no Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and no Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) were issued covering the export to consignees or end-users in Pakistan of goods subject to export control by being listed in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994, commonly known as the Military List.
As at 17 March 2000, decisions had not yet been taken on 85 applications for a SIEL and 15 applications for an OIEL to export such goods to Pakistan.
Individual licence applications pending as at 17 March 2000 covering the export to Pakistan of goods on the Military List Rating Number of pending applications for SIELs covering goods with this rating Number of pending applications for OIELs covering goods with this rating. ML1 5 0 ML2 2 0 ML3 4 0 ML4 5 0 ML5 1 0 ML6 5 2 ML9 10 4 ML10 32 7 ML11 2 0 ML13 1 4 ML14 1 1 ML16 4 1 ML17 2 1 ML18 11 0 ML21 0 1 ML22 1 4 PL5001 0 1 PL5017 3 1 End-use 1 0 This information should be considered in light of the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Mr. Berry) on 27 July 1999, Official Report, columns 307-08W.
In addition, Pakistan is a permitted destination on certain Open General Export Licences covering the export of goods on the Military List; copies of all Open General Export Licences valid at any time during the period are in the Library of the House.