Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 9 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 February 2004. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Friday, 27 February 2004 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 head-up display units have been supplied to the United States for incorporation into F-16 fighter jets since 2000; how many of these jets were destined for Israel; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many head-up display units have been supplied to the United States for incorporation into F-16 fighter jets since 2000; how many of these jets were destined for Israel; and if she will make a statement. [154541] Nigel Griffiths: The DTI is responsible for holding information only on licences we have issued. From March 2003, information on whether goods were for incorporation has been recorded on the DTI Export Control Organisation's (ECO) databases. Information prior to this can be obtained only at disproportionate cost, via a manual search of licensing files. Statistics on incorporation cases will be published in the Government's 2003 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls later this year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c590W;418 c610W; 154541
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Arms trade Export controls Military aircraft USA Israel F-16 aircraft
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk