§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the serial numbers of those Big Brutus handcuffs exported from the United Kingdom by Hyatt & Co., of Birmingham, since 1 May 1997; when he expects legislation further restricting the sale of oversize handcuffs to be brought forward; and if he will make a statement. [121803]
§ Mr. HainNeither FCO nor DTI has the information requested. Serial numbers are not routinely requested from, or supplied by, companies as part of the export licensing process.
I refer the hon. member to the answer I gave him on 10 March 2000, Official Report, column 873W. We are not aware of any illegal conduct on the part of UK individuals or companies. Should any evidence be produced, we would of course pass it on to the appropriate investigative authorities.
115WThe Government are still considering amending legislation to extend controls to cover large individual cuffs.