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57.
Mr. Swingler
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to which Latin American States he has approved the export of arms in the last 12 months; and what quantities of arms have been exported.
Mr. Selwyn Lloyd
Figures for the United Kingdom exports of arms, ammunition and military stores and appliances (including sporting guns and some non-military equipment and explosives) during 1953 were circulated by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Board of Trade, in the OFFICIAL REPORT yesterday.The figures for exports of aeroplanes and parts (including civil aircraft) and of war vessels during 1953 are as follow:
| Country of Destination | Aeroplanes and parts (including Civil Aircraft) | War Vessels |
| 1953 | 1953 | |
| (in £s sterling) | (in £s sterling) | |
| Cuba | 114 | — |
| Hayti | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | 31,053 | — |
| Mexico | 72,930 | — |
| Guatemala | — | — |
| Honduras (not British) | — | — |
| El Salvador | — | — |
| Nicaragua | — | — |
| Costa Rica | 7 | — |
| Colombia | — | — |
| Panama (including Canal Zone) | — | — |
| Venezuela | 1,886,765 | 2,506,684 |
| Ecuador | — | — |
| Peru | 159 | — |
| Chile | 27,812 | — |
| Brazil | 3,160,777 | — |
| Uruguay | 128,248 | — |
| Bolivia | — | — |
| Argentine Republic | 297,742 | — |
| Paraguay | 11 | — |