HL Deb 08 May 2002 vol 634 cc177-8WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In the light of Part 12 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, they will make export licences for arms and military equipment conditional on the provision by exporters of contract-specific no-bribery warranties. [HL4029]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

The Department of Trade and Industry's Export Control Organisation has no plans to make export licences for arms and military equipment conditional on the provision by exporters of contract-specific no bribery warranties.

The Government are committed to working with our international partners and the business community to ensure that there is effective action both here and abroad to tackle the problem of corruption, as the UK's ratifications of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 make clear.