Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 28 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 May 2009. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Ammunition: Exports

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 19W, on ammunition: exports, how many of the 67 licences related to exports to each country.

Answer: [holding answer 5 May 2009]: The Government publish summary details of export licences issued, refused and revoked in their annual and quarterly reports on strategic export controls. This is broken down by destination, including a summary of the items covered by these licences.The Government's annual reports, published since 1997, and quarterly reports, published since 2004, are available from the House of Commons Library and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website at"http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/publications/publications/annual-reports/export-controls1"The latest date for which information is available is 31 December 2008.The annual report summary for munitions that are designed to create illumination or to act as an incendiary fall under the following goods descriptions:"Smoke hand grenades, smoke ammunition, signal flares, signal hand grenades, signal flares, incendiary hand grenades and illuminators."The reports do not break down goods descriptions beyond this level of detail.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 492 c257W; 272318
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Ammunition: Exports
Monday, 23 February 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Ammunition Exports
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