To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the involvement of JMT Charlesworth Ltd. in the attempted transfer of military equipment from Belgium to Eritrea; and what discussions he has had with his (a) Belgian, (b) Dutch and (c) German counterparts in this matter. [83008]

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Dr. Tonge) on 16 January 1999, Official Report, column 752.We have had no subsequent Government to Government discussions with European partners over this matter but we continue to monitor this case.