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Pursuant to Answer of 5th March, Official Report, 205 c290W, when the expert concerned made notes of his telephone conversation; and whether copies of these notes were made. - The notes were made in June 1988; so far as can be ascertained, no copies were taken at the time.

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 March 1992
Reference
205 c612W;205 c608W
House
House of Commons

What records were kept by MOD of the two telephone conversations that took place between Walter Somers Ltd and MOD metallurgical expert on 16th and 22nd June 1988. - The metallurgical expert made notes of his telephone conversations.

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 March 1992
Reference
205 c290W;205 c286W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to his Answer of 20th December, Official Report 201, column 383W, what action was taken by his Department as a result of establishing that the steel tubes which Walter Somers Ltd proposed to export to Iraq were almost certainly pressure vessels of some kind.

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 March 1992
Reference
205 c296W;205 c292-3W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Waddington (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 January 1992
Reference
534 c1418-9
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary that govt were informed by various people but failed to stop exports.
Asked by
Lord Hollick (Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 1992
Reference
534 c1418-9
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Waddington (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 January 1992
Reference
534 c1418-9
House
House of Lords
If HMG had received info about Iraqi supergun project prior to delivery to Iraq, notwithstanding arms embargo, of parts for supergun.
Asked by
Lord Hollick (Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 1992
Reference
534 c1418-9
House
House of Lords

If he will make it his policy to investigate the business connections between the British firms Walter Somers (Halesowen) and Forgemasters (Sheffield) and the Swiss firm Von Roll Steel Products, regarding the provision of recoil systems and breechblocks to Iraq for its supergun project. - (Holding answer 16 Jan 92).

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 January 1992
Reference
201 c710W;201 c709W
House
House of Commons

Whether he will now state the dates on which the two telephone conversations between Walter Somers Ltd. and his Department's metallurgical expert took place; what was established by the conversations; what advice was provided by his Department's expert to Walter Somers Ltd; and how the expert identified himself or herself...

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 1991
Reference
201 c383W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to his Answer of 12th March, Official Report, column 444, whether the Ministry of Defence metallurgical expert was aware of the involvement of Dr Gerard Bull in the proposed export of steel tubes to Iraq at the time of his two conversations with Walter Somers Ltd. - No,

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 March 1991
Reference
188 c570W;188 c569W
House
House of Commons

Further to his answer of 6th March, Official Report 187, column 224W, what assessment was made by the Ministry of Defence metallurgical expert of the technical aspects of the steel tubes which Walter Somers Ltd. proposed to export to Iraq as a result of his two telephone conversations with the...

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 March 1991
Reference
187 c444W;187 c440W
House
House of Commons

Whether he will now state the nature of the two telephone conversations between Walter Somers Ltd. and a Ministry of Defence metallurgical expert in 1988, referred to in his reply of 2nd May 1990, Official Report, 171 c601W.

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 March 1991
Reference
187 c224W
House
House of Commons

If he will comment upon the contents of the press release of April 1990 by the firm Walter Somers referring to the clearing by his Department of exports of components to Iraq.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 February 1991
Reference
185 c176W
House
House of Commons

How many enquiries the Export Licensing Division has received since the beginning of 1988 from: (1) Walter Somers and (2) Forgemasters Engineering Ltd; what products enquiries concerned; which required export licences; and which were deemed to have a potential military application. - It is not the practice to reveal details...

Asked by
Lord Hoyle
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 1991
Reference
184 c581W;184 c579W
House
House of Commons

What companies were mentioned in documents forwarded to the Department by Walter Somers and Forgemasters Engineering Ltd. in connection with the enquiries made of the Export Licensing Division since 1988; and in what capacity they were mentioned. - It is not practice to reveal details of individual licensing applications.

Asked by
Lord Hoyle (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 1991
Reference
184 c581W;184 c578-9W
House
House of Commons

When he was made aware of changes in the specifications of the steel for the Iraq order placed with Walter Somers. - (Holding answer 11 December 1990)

Asked by
Richard Caborn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 1990
Reference
183 c66-7W
House
House of Commons

What specifications of the Iraqi supergun export order were given to his Department. - (Holding answer 11 December 1990)

Asked by
Richard Caborn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 December 1990
Reference
182 c494W
House
House of Commons

What communications his Department has had with the firms, Walter Somers Ltd. and Sheffield Forgemasters Ltd., regarding the export of goods to Iraq.

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 December 1990
Reference
182 c493W
House
House of Commons

What action was taken after the report of Walter Somers that they had been approached about aiming equipment in the Iraqi supergun order. - (Holding answer 11 December 1990)

Asked by
Richard Caborn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 December 1990
Reference
182 c493W
House
House of Commons

To comment on the effectiveness of his Department's handling of export licence applications by the firms, Walter Somers Ltd. and Sheffield Forgemasters Ltd. - Nothing to add to 181 c1057-61.

Asked by
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 1990
Reference
182 c411W
House
House of Commons