§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether there is a complete embargo on exports of replacement parts for nuclear power stations in India. [103167]
§ Nigel GriffithsI refer the hon. Member to the reply from my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. Bradshaw), the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to my hon. Friend the Member for Edmonton (Mr. Love) on 15 March 2002,Official Report, columns 1298–1300W.
A licence will not be issued where there is a clear risk that the items could contribute to weapons of Mass Destruction Programme.