Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Anthony Nelson (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: If he will place in the Library a list of all export licences relating to defence equipment (a) granted and (b) refused in (i) 1991 and (ii) 1992. - Includes fact that statistics of export licence applications refused during 1992 were included in the annual report of Dept for 1993.

Answer: Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will place in the Library a list of all export licences relating to defence equipment (a) granted and (b) refused in (i) 1991 and (ii) 1992. [19699] Mr. Anthony Nelson: Statistics of export licence applications refused during 1992 were included in the annual report of my Department for 1993, copies of which were placed in the Library of the House. It is the intention that statistics of export licences relating to defence equipment issued during 1992 will also be placed in the Library of the House in due course. Information in respect of 1991 is not directly accessible in the same form and at present there are no plans to place that information in the Library of the House.

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