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Strategic Export Controls

As I have indicated to hon. Members, we are reviewing the legislation, and in our initial response we have set out where we are already committed to taking action. We are considering action in a series of other areas, and we will make a further response in due course to the House. I should also mention the issue of corruption in defence procurement, which a number of hon. Members talked about. I draw hon. Members' attention to the White Paper, ““Eliminating World Poverty: Making Governance Work for the Poor””, which the then Secretary of State, now the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, published in July 2006. That committed the Government to a series of additional pieces of work on corruption—not least the establishment of a dedicated unit within the City of London police. We are also considering whether there is further action we can take to encourage transparency in defence procurement. That work is under way. The police unit has been established, and there are further steps that the Government are considering. Question put and agreed to.