Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 October 2002. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 October 2002 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the military exports to Iraq authorised for export since 17th March 1988. - Ref to the Reports on Strategic Export Controls, copies in Library, and 21.01.2002, 378 c578-9W and 18.6.2002, 387 c296-7W and 16.10.2002, 390 c833W.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the military exports to Iraq authorised for export since 17 March 1988. [75946] Nigel Griffiths: I have been asked to reply. Details of all military exports to Iraq authorised since 2 May 1997 are published in the Government's Annual Reports on Strategic Export Controls. Copies of the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Annual Reports are available in the Libraries of the House. For details of military exports to Iraq authorised between 1 January 2002 and 1 October 2002, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply from my right hon. Friend the Member for Neath to my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, North-West on 21 January 2002, Official Report, columns 578-579W, and to the replies from my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham to my hon. Friends the Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr on 18 June 2002, Official Report, columns 296-297W, and the Member for Lancaster and Wyre on 16 October 2002, Official Report, column 833W.

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