Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 18 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 March 2005. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Thursday, 24 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what date the Export Credits Guarantee Department was informed of the decisions by Alvis to use Mrs Siti Rakhmana as an agent in connection with the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia, supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department; pursuant to the Answer of 10th February, 2005 430 c1786W, on arms sales (Indonesia), what the name was of the agent that the Export Credits Guarantee Department were aware Alvis had employed in relation to the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia; pursuant to the Answer of 10th February, Official Report, column 1786W, on arms sales (Indonesia), on what date the Export Credits Guarantee Department was made aware that Alvis had employed an agent in relation to the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) on what date the Export Credits Guarantee Department was informed of the decisions by Alvis to use Mrs. Siti Rakhmana as an agent in connection with the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia, supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department; [217434] (2) pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2005, Official Report, column 1786W, on arms sales (Indonesia), what the name was of the agent that the Export Credits Guarantee Department were aware Alvis had employed in relation to the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia; [217611] (3) on what date the Export Credits Guarantee Department was made aware that Alvis had employed an agent in relation to the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia. [217610] Mr. Alexander: [holding answer 24 February 2005]: ECGD was informed by Alvis as part of the application process that at least one agent would be employed in connection with contracts to export Scorpion and Stormer vehicles to Indonesia. The original applications were dated June 1994 and March 1995. At that time, ECGD's application process did not require customers to disclose the names of agents to be employed. ECGD has not been informed subsequently by Alvis (or the BAE Systems group) of the name of any agent that was employed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c973W; 217434;217611;217610
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Arms trade Armoured fighting vehicles Exports UK Export Finance Sales Indonesia Alvis
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk