Written question asked by Roger Berry (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 April 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 April 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what exports of cluster munitions there have been by the Disposal Sales Agency and licensed sub-contractors since October 1994; and how many cluster munitions were exported and to which countries; what exports of surplus BL755 cluster munitions there were via the surplus sales programme in the three years up to 1995; which countries received the munitions; how many cluster munitions were involved; and what was the value of the sales; what transfers of cluster munitions there were to foreign governments between 1972 and 1994 under the surplus sales programme; and if he will provide the (a) number of cluster munitions transferred and (b) countries of destination; what transfers of cluster munitions to foreign governments have taken place since 2nd May 1997 under the surplus sales programme; how many cluster munitions were transferred; and what the countries of destination were. - Inc fact that records of any sales pre-dating 1994 are not available.

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