§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much in export credit guarantees has been made available in support of military exports; and how much aid has been given to African countries, since June 2001. [62161]
§ Ms HewittSince June 2001, ECGD has provided support with a value of £7.2 million in respect of one defence related case in Africa.
Figures for aid are produced by the Department for International Development. The information for the financial year 2001–02 is currently being audited and will appear in the 2002 edition of Statistics on International Development which is due for publication this Autumn.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total is of export credit guarantees granted for defence-related sales to(a)Pakistan and (b)India in each of the last five years. [62035]
§ Ms HewittNo ECGD support for defence exports to Pakistan was provided in the last five years. One defence related guarantee was provided to India in 1998, with a value of £14 million.
§ 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 technical packages or upgrade packages for the production of sub-machine guns to(a)Pakistan, (b)Turkey, (c) Switzerland, (d)Iran and (e)Saudi Arabia. [62018]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe export of technical packages and upgrade packages for the production of sub-machine guns is controlled under entries ML1, ML16, ML18, ML21, ML22 and PL5017 in the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 as amended.
591WDetails of all export licences issued since 2 May 1997, including any for technical packages and upgrade packages for the production of sub-machine guns, are published by destination in the Government's Annual Reports on Strategic Export Controls. Copies of the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Annual Reports are available from the Libraries of the House. The 2001 Annual Report will be published soon.
§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on how the Government intend to address offshore arms trading through the mechanisms of the Export Control Bill. [62556]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe Government have stated that they will use the new powers in the Export Control Bill to introduce extra-territorial controls on trade in controlled goods to embargoed destinations, trade in equipment the export of which has already been banned because of evidence of its use in torture, and trade in long-range missiles.