§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many open individual export licence applications relating to exports to India have been(a) not renewed, (b) not extended on a temporary basis and (c) refused since 1 May; and if she will make a statement. [66506]
§ Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 2 July 2002]Information on the number of open individual export licences (OIELs) relating to exports to India, that have not been renewed or extended on a temporary basis since 1 May 2002, is not readily available, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
359WBetween 1 May 2002 and 1 July 2002 no OIEL applications were refused in full where India was one of the permitted destinations.
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many open individual export licences have been modified so as to exclude exports to India since I May. [66505]
§ Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 2 July 2002]Between 1 May 2002 and 1 July 2002 no extant open individual export licences (OIELs) have been amended to exclude India from the coverage of the licence. However, a number of OIELs have been issued in respect of applications, which included India as an end user, where India has for the time being been excluded from the list of permitted end user countries in the issued licence.