§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what licences have been granted for equipment on the military list to Israel in each month of 2002, including military list and dual-use ratings; what equipment is covered under these licences; and if she will make a statement. [60627]
§ Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 11 June 2002]:The number of Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) covering items on the military and dual use lists, issued to end users in Israel in each month since January 2002, is set out in the table. Individual licences might cover a range of items with various ratings. Where this is so, the licence is included in the tables in the total for all of the relevant ratings. 344W
Rating No. of SIELS issued for Israel
No. of OIELS issued for Israel
January 2002 ML4 1 — ML5 4 — ML9 1 — ML11 1 — 0C004 2 — 1C350 1 — 2B230 1 — 3A001 1 — 6A001 — 1 End use 1 — February 2002 ML5 4 — ML9 2 — ML10 2 — ML18 1 — ML22 1 — PL5031 — 1 1C202 — 1 2B350 1 — 5A002 1 1 5B002 1 — 5D002 1 — End use 1 — March 2002 ML4 4 — ML9 1 — ML10 1 — ML11 2 — ML15 2 — PL5031 — 1 0C004 1 — 1A002 1 — 1C202 — — 1C352 — 1 2B230 2 — 2B350 2 — 3A001 1 — 5A002 1 — 7A103 1 — End use 3 — April 2002 ML11 1 — ML15 1 — PL5031 1 — 4A003 1 — 5A002 — 1 5B002 — 1 5D002 — 1 5E002 — 1 6A203 1 — May 2002 PL5031 2 — 2B350 1 — 3A001 1 — 3B001 — 1 3D002 — 1 5A002 — 1 5D002 1 — 6A001 — 1 End use 3 — The summary description of the items covered by these ratings will be published in the Government's 2002 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls, copies of which will be available in the Libraries of the House. In addition, Israel is a permitted destination on certain Open 345W General Export Licences, copies of which are also placed in the Libraries of the House. I refer the right hon. and learned Member to the reply from my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary to him of 15 April 2002, Official Report, column 722–23W.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the policy of the Government on the granting of export licences for defence-related equipment to(a) India and (b) Pakistan. [62034]
§ Nigel GriffithsI refer the hon. Member to the statements made by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 15 March 2002,Official Report, columns 1296–98W and by my noble Friend the Lord Sainsbury of Turville in another place on 28 May 2002, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 1147–149.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many licences for defence-related exports have been(a) granted and (b) refused to (i) Pakistan and (ii) India in each of the last five years. [62040]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe number of Standard Individual Export Licences and Open Individual Export Licences for defence-related exports that have been granted and refused to Pakistan and India in each of the last five years is 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 will be published soon.
§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what export licences have been granted since 2 May 1997 for the export of(a) Accuracy International sniper rifles and (b) sniper rifles to Switzerland where the final end-use destination was a different country. [62016]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe export of sniper rifles is controlled under entry ML I in Part III of Schedule I of the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 as amended. Between 2 May 1997 and 6 June 2002 no Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) were issued covering the rating ML1 where the consignee was Switzerland and the end-user was in a different country.