§ Tony WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of arms sales to individual countries in Africa in each year since 1997. [51578]
§ Dr. MoonieThe data requested are set out in the table.
£ million Total country 1997 1998 1999 2000 Egypt 0.94 0.49 2.21 7.48 11.12 Morocco 0.31 0.05 0.30 0.94 1.60 Tunisia 0.01 0.03 0.03 — 0.07 Libya — — 0.01 — 0.01 Botswana 2.96 1.65 1.71 0.74 7.06 Ghana 0.14 3.39 0.01 0.19 3.73 Kenya 0.02 2.15 0.48 0.54 3.19 Malawi 0.02 — — — 0.02 Mauritius 0.01 0.01 0.04 — 0.06 South Africa 0.11 1.27 1.89 1.40 4.67 Zambia 0.02 0.13 0.02 — 0.17 Zimbabwe 0.22 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.37 Cameroon — 0.02 — — 0.02 Central African Republic — 0.01 — — 0.01 Gambia — — 0.27 — 0.27 Nigeria — 0.17 0.26 1.55 1.98 Swaziland — 0.01 — — 0.01 Tanzania — 1.51 — — 1.51 Sierra Leone — — 0.37 1.06 1.43 Total 4.76 10.94 7.66 13.94 37.30 These figures are derived from table 1.13 of the Ministry of Defence publication "UK Defence Statistics 2001". The information is also published in Part III of the Government's annual report on "Strategic Export Controls". Copies of both documents are available from the Library of the House.
788WFigures for 2001 are not yet available.