HC Deb 08 July 2002 vol 388 c677W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what deliveries of equipment on the military and dual-use lists have been made to(a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Israel in each month since September 2001; and if she will make a statement. [65099]

Ms Hewitt

I refer the right hon. and learned Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Mr. Llwyd) on 18 March 2002,Official Report, column 54W.

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what factors the Government take into account when deciding whether to issue(a) a Standard Individual Export Licence and (b) an Open Individual Export Licence; and if she will make a statement. [65100]

Nigel Griffiths

All relevant export licence applications, whether for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIEL) or Open Individual Export Licences (OIEL), are considered on a case by case basis against the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria. I refer the right hon. and learned Member to the reply from the Minister for Europe, my right hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Peter Hain), to right hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Peter Hain), to my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Laura Moffatt) on 26 October 2000,Official Report, columns 199–203W.

In assessing applications for OIELs, the Government considers whether an OIEL would provide for sufficient control in relation to the goods and countries or end users concerned. If not, SIEL applications will be invited instead. Furthermore, OIELs will normally only be granted to exporters with a proven track record of applications for SIELs, and where the particular nature of their business makes the use of SIELs inappropriate or inefficient.