§ Mr. GodsiffTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of British military equipment which has been misused by the Indonesian Government. [122191]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe Indonesian Government has told us that British-built military equipment has not and will not be used offensively or in violation of human rights. We are continuing to monitor the situation.
We know that on 19 May 2003 British-built Hawk aircraft were used to escort military transport aircraft on the first day of action in Aceh, and on 23 June 2003 British-built Scorpion tanks were deployed to Aceh. The Indonesian Government has said that this is to protect supply routes against attack. We have no other confirmed reports of British-built equipment being used in Aceh.