HC Deb 07 July 2003 vol 408 c588W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what quantity of(a) arms and (b) munitions have been sold to interests in the Republic of the Congo in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [123417]

Mr. Ingram

[holding answer 3 July 2003]: Information on licences granted and statistics of exports of strategically controlled equipment are provided in the Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls. The reports for the three years 2000–02 are available on the Foreign Office website and the Report for 2002 may be purchased from The Stationery Office. An EU arms embargo was declared in respect of that country in 1993 and remains in place.