§ Mr. BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many export licences have been issued to(a) Russian companies to the United Kingdom and (b) United Kingdom companies to Russia in the last 12 months. [14727]
§ Nigel GriffithsBetween 9 November 2000 and 9 November 2001, 50 Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and 15 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) were issued covering the export of goods and technology to Russia.
In addition, Russia is a permitted destination on certain Open General Export Licences (OGELs) covering the export of goods on the Military List; copies of all Open General Export Licences are placed in the Library of the House. More information on export licences for Russia can be found in the Government's Annual Reports on Strategic Export Controls (also available in the Library of the House).
Any export licensing requirement for the export of goods and technology to the UK would be a matter for the authorities in the exporting country. We have no information on export licensing decisions made by the Russian authorities.