HC Deb 01 May 2002 vol 384 cc787-8W
Tony Worthington

To 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. Moonie

The 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.

Figures for 2001 are not yet available.