Tanzania (Hansard, 9 January 2002)

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what basis the decision was made to grant an export licence to BAE Systems for its Military Air Traffic Control system to be sold to the Tanzania Government; and if she will make a statement. [25830]

§ Nigel Griffiths
All relevant export licence applications are considered on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria. I refer the hon. Member to the reply from my right hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Peter Hain), the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Laura Moffatt) on 26 October 2000,Official Report, columns 199–203W.
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§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment has been made of the World Bank's study into the technology of the Military Air Traffic Control System; and if she will make a statement. [25829]

§ Nigel Griffiths
The Department of Trade and Industry's Export Control Organisation considers all relevant information available at the time when assessing export licence applications against the Consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria. Where appropriate, this includes considering the views of international organisations like the World Bank.

§ Dr. Tonge
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had with other Government departments regarding the sale by BAE Systems to the Government of Tanzania of an air traffic control system. [24975]

§ Nigel Griffiths
The Department of Trade and Industry's Export Control Organisation circulates all relevant export licence applications to other Government Departments with an interest as determined by those Departments in line with their policy responsibilities. These include the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Ministry of Defence.
Details of discussions with other Government Departments are exempt from disclosure under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.