Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 31 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 April 1999. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 April 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the proportion of the arms and military equipment held by Yugoslavia which was acquired from (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other NATO member states. - Includes ref to Governments Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls in Library.

Answer: Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the proportion of the arms and military equipment held by Yugoslavia which was acquired from (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other NATO member states. [80241] Mr. George Robertson: The Government are committed to both the EU arms embargo on Croatia and Bosnia and the UN embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We interpret these embargoes to include any items included on the Military List. The Government's Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls, which was published on 25 March 1999, Official Report, columns 343-50, lists by country of destination, the numbers of export licences issued in each equipment category and gives details of the military equipment for which licences were granted between 2 May and 31 December 1997. It also sets out the value of defence exports to each country between 1 January and 31 December 1997. My Department does not routinely record details of arms transfers by other NATO members.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 329 c45W; 80241
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Arms trade Export controls Croatia NATO Serbia Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro