Written question asked by Bill Tynan (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department had with the Department for Trade and Industry regarding the decision to license the export of beryllium to (a) India and (b) Iran in 2001.

Answer: Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department had with the Department for Trade and Industry regarding the decision to license the export of beryllium to (a) India and (b) Iran in 2001. [74698] Mike O'Brien: Views expressed by any individual department involved in the licensing process fall under the description of ``internal discussion and advice'' the disclosure of which would in this case harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion. The information is therefore being withheld on the basis of Exemption 2 of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 390 c533W;390 c535W; 74698
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Department of Trade and Industry Export controls India Iran Beryllium
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