§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list, for each of the last five years, the number of export licence applications that have been(a) approved and (b) rejected in respect of products that have a potential military end use. [28250]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe number of export licence applications in respect of items controlled for strategic reasons that have been approved and rejected since 1997 are published in the Government's annual reports on Strategic Export Controls. Copies of the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 annual reports are available in the Libraries of the House.
The 2001 annual report on Strategic Export Controls will be published as soon as possible.