§ 23. Mr. David TaylorTo ask the secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what factors underlay the advice given by his Department to the Department of Trade and Industry in respect of the declined export licence applications 14478 and 14146. [145057]
§ Mr. HainWe do not comment on the specific factors underlying refusal of the individual export licence applications. The company concerned has been given the reason for refusal.
All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and in the case of India and Pakistan against the Lloyd Statement of 10 July 1998. In the application of the above criteria, account is taken of reliable evidence, including, for example, reporting from diplomatic posts, relevant reports by international bodies, intelligence and information from open sources and non-governmental organisations.