Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 30 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 2002. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Thursday, 7 November 2002 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, how many high-risk products/dual use pathogens and component materials related to the production of chemical and biological warfare capabilities have been refused export licenses to (a) Israel, (b) Egypt and (c) Sudan since the implementation of the her Department's Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations in 2001. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many high-risk products/dual use pathogens and component materials related to the production of chemical and biological warfare capabilities have been refused export licenses to (a) Israel, (b) Egypt and (c) Sudan since the implementation of the her Department's Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations in 2001. [79196] Nigel Griffiths: The export of dual use pathogens is controlled under entries 1C351, 1C352, 1C353 and 1C354 of Council Regulations (EC) 1334/2000 and 1C992 of the Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations of 2000. The Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations 2000 came into force on 28 September 2000. Between 28 September 2000 and 25 October 2002, no Standard Individual Export Licence applications or Open Individual Export Licence applications were refused, for items with the above ratings, where the end users were in Israel, Egypt or Sudan.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 392 c732W;392 c760W; 79196
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Chemical and biological warfare Export controls Israel Sudan Egypt Dual use goods and technologies
Contains statistics: Yes
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