§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) overseas visits by Ministers in her Department and (b) visits to Ministers in the UK by overseas Government Ministers and officials have taken place in each of the last three years in which UK arms sales have been discussed. [65263]
§ Ms HewittDepartment of Trade and Industry Ministers regularly meet with their overseas counterparts and with other senior officials to discuss a range of issues surrounding UK commerce and exports. Inevitably these have occasionally touched upon defence export opportunities. Details of such discussions are not however held centrally.