§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what role she is playing in the promotion of arms sales to India; and what assessment she had made of the impact of sales on the(a) dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and (b) stability in that region. [29685]
§ Mr. Wilson[holding answer 25 January 2002]: The promotion of any legitimate UK defence exports, in co-ordination with industry, is the responsibility of the Defence Export Services Organisation of the Ministry of Defence.