HL Deb 13 January 2003 vol 643 c13WA
Lord Woolmer of Leeds

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any goods subject to the national arms embargo have recently been approved for export to Iran. [HL930]

Baroness Amos

The Government have recently issued a licence for the export of synchros to be used as an inspection tool on Tay 650 engines used to power Fokker 100 aircraft. These synchros were made as military electronic equipment. However, the Government are satisfied that these synchros are to be used only for the upkeep of the Fokker 100, a civil aircraft. The risk of these goods being diverted for use by the Iranian military is minimal.