asked the Prime Minister if, in the light of the most recent events in Angola, he will now reconsider his decision to permit the export of arms and ammunition to Portugal.

asked the Prime Minister whether he will now give instructions for the cessation of the supply of all arms to Portugal.

As the House knows, the export of arms from this country can take two forms—sales by Her Majesty's Government to foreign governments or sales under licence by manufacturers of arms direct to foreign governments or contractors. In deciding whether to negotiate a sale or to grant a licence for the export of military equipment to Portugal, we have to consider her reasonable military requirements as a N.A.T.O. ally. But supplies of equipment to Portguguese overseas territories are in a different category and applications in these cases are for the time being in suspense.