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 of the rifles licensed for export to Nepal in 2001 were delivered; to whom; by whom they were manufactured; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of the rifles licensed for export to Nepal in 2001 were delivered; to whom; by whom they were manufactured; and if she will make a statement. [154593] Nigel Griffiths: The DTI is responsible for holding information only on the licences we have issued. Details of all export licences granted for Nepal in 2001 were published in the Government's 2001 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls, copies of which are available from the Libraries of the House. Information on manufacturers and end-users of equipment licensed for export is commercially confidential and is exempt from disclosure under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

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