To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the level of public investment in each of the past five years in new rolling stock for the railway systems; and if he will make a statement on the future of the Northern Ireland Railway Network. [94837]

The level of investment in new rolling stock in each of the past five years is detailed in the table (the information is provided on a financial year basis).

Year	£
1994–95	5,279,774.36
1996–96	4,468,495.88
1996–97	5,700,559.34
1997–98	1,529,794.75
1998–99	173,394.36

Seventy-five per cent. of the investment was met from European Structural Funds.Government are conscious of the need to invest in public transport infrastructure and rail rolling stock. The Northern Ireland Transport Policy Statement, 'Moving Forward', confirmed the need for further investment in the railways and highlighted that the possible use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to secure investment in provision of public transport services would be explored. To that end, and given the capital costs involved, the

Annex A: Private sector new dwelling starts by district council area 1989–98
District council area	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Total
Antrim	176	154	188	230	274	271	238	246	341	196	2,314
Ards	411	284	273	293	436	509	429	499	443	575	4,152
Armagh	208	172	207	180	235	260	314	265	390	385	2,616
Ballymena	248	219	250	226	326	276	297	303	337	266	2,748
Ballymoney	96	96	89	113	135	117	178	196	316	194	1,530
Banbridge	219	154	202	195	274	297	304	372	359	478	2,854
Belfast	476	403	95	488	172	80	158	68	500	350	2,790
Carrickfergus	348	295	258	252	302	286	237	232	300	199	2,708
Castlereagh	158	352	408	412	390	430	447	486	210	148	3,441
Coleraine	271	361	342	388	458	496	479	468	531	512	4,306
Cookstown	132	99	88	99	130	196	161	131	110	145	1,291
Craigavon	400	313	250	304	427	435	380	467	588	511	4,075
Derry	341	235	260	321	492	536	620	520	343	374	4,042
Down	351	283	245	226	259	307	349	375	451	412	3,258
Dungannon	127	56	103	85	50	85	182	332	385	350	1,755
Fermanagh	223	230	266	207	316	328	343	396	314	535	3,158
Larne	160	126	101	127	106	200	251	170	194	153	1,588
Limavady	99	112	115	128	181	214	162	196	190	246	1,643
Lisburn	594	408	464	451	494	559	601	498	466	384	4,919
Magherafelt	141	116	111	151	159	224	237	295	335	271	2,040
Moyle	43	77	53	51	67	102	102	132	243	165	1,053
Newry and Mourne	426	306	451	448	574	510	503	563	530	681	4,992
Newtownabbey	382	379	278	363	376	377	372	417	433	453	3,830

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if an action plan for increasing the representation of women in public life has been (a) prepared by his Department and (b) published since November 1998. [94841]

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to her by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 25 October 1999, Official Report, column 682.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans his Department has to renovate the Housing Executive dwellings at Braeside Gardens, Killybagh, County Down. [94836]

This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive but I am advised by its Chief Executive that Braeside Gardens forms part of a scheme for multi element improvements, currently planned to commence in May 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each of the last 10 years the number of dwellings erected in each council area in Northern Ireland by (a) the private sector, (b) the Housing Executive and (c) housing associations. [94832]

[holding answer 21 October 1999]: The information requested is as follows. Annexes A-C list, for each of the years 1989–1998, the number of new dwellings started in each district council area in Northern Ireland by the private sector (Annex A), the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Annex B) and housing associations (Annex C). In addition, Annex D lists, for the same period, the total number of new dwellings started in each district area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what new measures of support for the pig industry were introduced during the past six months; what assessment he has made of the (i) current situation and (ii) situation one year ago in the pig industry; and if he will make a statement. [94824]

No new measures of support for the pig industry have been introduced during the past six months.Government are unable to directly aid the sector as such assistance would be in breach of European Union State Aid rules.Government are very aware of the crisis in the pig industry. Although returns to pig producers have increased over the past year they still do not cover production costs.Government will continue to liaise closely with the industry and the EU Commission to seek solutions, compatible with EU State Aid rules, to the current difficulties. In the interim every effort will be made to ensure that United Kingdom retailers and consumers fully appreciate the excellent quality and high welfare standards of British produced pigs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the incidence of BSE in cattle in each of the past five years; how many cases of BSE have been identified in 1999 to date; and if he will make a statement on the impact of Northern Ireland beef products into the European Union. [94838]

The information requested in relation to the incidence of BSE in Northern Ireland is provided in the table.Apart from a relatively small amount of beef exported under the Export Certified Herds Scheme in the second half of 1998 and the first half of 1999 there have been no exports of Northern Ireland beef since the export ban on UK beef was imposed in March 1996.

BSE confirmed cases in Northern Ireland 1994–99
	Total cases
1994	363
1995	170
1996	81
1997	28
1998	18
1999	15
1 Figure as at 21 October 1999

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the Minister responsible for Northern Ireland agriculture last attended a meeting of the European Union Council of Ministers in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the contribution of his Department to European Union agriculture policy decisions. [95075]

My hon. Friend Lord Dubs, the Minister responsible for agriculture in Northern Ireland, last attended the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers on 5 March 1999 during the final stages of the negotiations on the Agenda 2000 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). He also attended the Fisheries Council meeting on 17-18 December 1998.The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland plays a full and active role in the establishment of the UK's position on relevant EU agricultural policy issues. Decisions on EU agricultural policy are, of course, beyond the remit of a single member state and reflect the collective position of all fifteen members of the European Union. Nevertheless, recent examples of the successful representation of Northern Ireland interests in the EU Council of Ministers include the introduction of the Export Certified Herd Scheme in June 1998 and the special allocation of additional milk quota to Northern Ireland as part of the Agenda 2000 agreement on CAP reform, neither of which was replicated in other parts of the UK.The issues arising at each Agriculture Council meeting are discussed in advance by senior officials of the four UK Agriculture Departments. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food also meets his agriculture Ministerial colleagues before each Council meeting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much of the money ring-fenced by the Northern Ireland health boards to provide services for gay men has been spent on such services since the institution of such ring-fencing; what the figures are for each health board; and if he will make a statement. [96616]

Health and Social Services Boards' allocations are not ring-fenced for the provision of services for gay men. It is for individual boards to use their funds to respond to the health needs of their local populations, including gay men.

To ask the President of the Council what representations she has received about the safety of air travel on 1 January 2000. [96319]

I have received no representations about the safety of air travel on 1 January 2000.As part of Action 2000's work on key sectors of the national infrastructure, the latest independent assessments show that there is no risk of material disruption to national air traffic control systems, airports and airlines as a result of the Millennium Bug.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to review the law of corporate manslaughter as it affects incidents in the transport sector. [95983]

[holding answer 27 October 1999]: I have been asked to reply.We are considering what action to take in the light of the Law Commission's report on Involuntary Manslaughter which includes proposals in relation to corporate manslaughter. We will make our proposals known shortly.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his plans for the system of parish councils. [96465]

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has for (a) reducing and (b) increasing the powers, responsibilities or statutory roles of parish councils; and if he will make a statement. [96417]

I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Baldry) on 25 October 1999, Official Report, column 677.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received on rail safety following the Paddington rail disaster; and if he will make a statement on the safety measures to be taken and who will be responsible for implementing them. [96545]

Ministers have received a large number of representations from many quarters. My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister announced measures being taken to the House on 19 October 1999, Official Report, columns 266-69. Further recommendations will no doubt emerge from the Public Inquiry into this disaster.In addition, on 25 October my right hon. Friend agreed an immediate plan with rail industry leaders covering further measures to improve safety, namely: consistent standards of driver training; a nationwide independent confidential reporting system; accelerating implementation of the Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) and development of Automatic Train Protection (ATP); immediate investigation of all signals passed at danger (SPADs) to a common standard; urgent action on the 22 Actions required by the HSE for reducing SPADs; and establishing a consistent approach to safety management.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on progress towards preparing airlines for millennium compliance by 1 January 2000. [96317]

UK airlines are well advanced in their preparations for millennium compliance. All necessary remedial work has been carried out, underpinned by robust contingency plans for the continued safe operation of services over the millennium period. The Civil Aviation Authority has completed assessments of both safety and business continuity systems and has stated that the UK industry is ready for the millennium.As regards foreign airlines, work is continuing to gather comprehensive information. The emerging global view from the major international aviation organisations is that the aviation industry is on track for compliance. Foreign aircraft are granted a permit to operate in this country only if they comply with international safety standards, which, over the millennium, includes assurance that they carry no Y2k safety related risks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which organisations applied to be designated to recognise persons as approved contractors under clause 1(2)(b) of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, what are the criteria for the award and removal of such designation and recognition; and when and with whom he will be consulting on the matter. [96752]

The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 created, for the first time, the legal concept of an approved contractor in relation to installing water fittings. My officials have discussed the terms of approved contractor schemes with a number of professional and training bodies. The Water Regulations Advisory Committee advise Ministers on these issues. Schemes should be compatible with those to be introduced by the water undertakers under Regulation 1(2)(a). The Water Regulations Advisory Scheme will be consulted accordingly. The Institute of Plumbing have applied to be designated to recognise persons as approved contractors, and officials have held an exploratory discussion with them.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the procedural changes introduced by his Department and its agencies following the Government's signing of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Environmental Information. [96719]

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to him on 21 July 1999, Official Report, columns 519-20.The Government continue to take account of the Convention. For example, all Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and the forthcoming Pollution Prevention Control Regulations are being drafted to implement parts of the Convention.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the annual growth in air traffic to 2010. [97249]

The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997 Air Traffic Forecasts forecast international terminal passengers under three growth scenarios; low growth, mid-point growth and high growth. The full results are in the table. New forecasts are expected to be complete by early 2000.

Millions of passengers
	2000	2005	2010	2015
Short Haul
Low	66.3	73	84.8	99.3
Mid-P	73.9	87.8	107.9	131.1
High	81.6	102.6	130.9	163.0
Long Haul
Low	36.5	43.9	52.5	63.6
Mid-P	39.3	51.7	66.5	85.4
High	42.2	59.5	80.6	107.3
Total
Low	102.8	116.9	137.2	162.8
Mid-P	113.3	139.5	174.3	216.5
High	123.7	162.1	211.4	270.2

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he will provide explanatory notes for the new Clauses and new Schedules added to the Greater London Authority Bill since 5 May. [97111]

I am today placing explanatory notes in the Library of the House.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to require the TV licensing authorities to run television licences from the precise date when bought rather than the end of the previous month; and if he will make a statement. [96985]

[holding answer 2 November 1999]: None. As explained in my reply of 27 October 1999, Official Report, columns 861-62, the BBC has statutory responsibility for the administration of the television licensing system and TV Licensing carries out the day to day administration as agent for the Corporation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will ensure that his Department makes every effort to hear representations from employees of the companies and other interested parties about the proposed sale of BBC Resources and BBC Worldwide; and if he will make a statement. [97037]

We have received a number of representations from individuals and organisations on the independent review panel's recommendations about BBC Resources and BBC Worldwide. The recommendations are contained in the panel's report on the future funding of the BBC, published for public consultation on 5 August. The closing date for the public consultation was 1 November. We will consider all the panel's recommendations in the light of responses received and hope to reach final decisions around the end of the year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures are being taken to ensure that under-16s do not enter the Dome alone. [95191]

[holding answer 25 October 1999]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) aims to ensure that all visitors to the Dome enjoy a safe and exemplary day. The company does not wish to encourage unaccompanied children to travel alone to visit the Dome. The company is also concerned about the general safety of young children on the site. Consequently NMEC will not knowingly sell tickets to, nor generally admit, children under 16 years of age who are not accompanied by an adult. All Millennium Experience ticketing material makes it clear that NMEC reserves the right to refuse entry in these circumstances. NMEC's policy in this respect is similar to that adopted by most major visitor attractions in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Metropolitan Police in relation to security at the Millennium Dome. [95122]

[holding answer 25 October 1999]: The New Millennium Experience Company has regular discussions with the Metropolitan Police about all aspects of security. By definition, it would not be helpful to reveal the detail of those discussions or the security arrangements implemented as a result. I am satisfied that those arrangements are robust and comprehensive

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many book titles will be sold in the Dome; and how many of these have been (a) commissioned and (b) sponsored by the NMEC. [94691]

NMEC is not commissioning or sponsoring books. About 200 general titles will be available at the Dome which relate to the Millennium Experience and Dome content. The company is publishing one book—a guide to the Dome which will be a keepsake of the day for visitors and which will be only available at the Dome. The company has licensed a number of publishers (Booth Clibborn Editions, Dennis Publishing Limited, Dorling Kindersley Limited, including Funfax, Harper Collins Publishers, and Manning Partnership Limited) to produce a portfolio of books and is working with the publishers to develop them. Thirty one books are covered by these licence arrangements and the portfolio caters for all ages and interests. All thirty one will be available at the Dome and on the high street.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which sponsors of the Millennium Experience have signed sponsorship contracts with the New Millennium Experience Company. [95147]

[holding answer 25 October 1999]: Contractual arrangements have been completed with British Aerospace, British Airports Authority, BT, Camelot, Corporation of London, Ford, GEC, Kodak, Marks and Spencer, McDonald's, Tesco, Wall's and Woolwich. The remaining contractual arrangements are all close to completion. All announced sponsors are irrevocably committed at Board level.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list his Department's spending on official publications since May 1997. [93693]

The spending on official publications produced by the publications Section of Information Department from May 1997 was:

Year	£
May 1997 to March 1998	2,062,363.30
April 1998 to March 1999	1,487,125.70
April 1999 to September 1999	641,007.01

The answer totals the cost of Publications for use overseas (£4,190,495) and the two departmental reports produced since May 1997 (£28,871).

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times Ministers and officials of his Department have held meetings with members and officials of the United States Government to discuss the death penalty since 1 November 1998; and if he will list the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) names of the US members and officials, and their respective departments, at each meeting. [93958]

Foreign Office Ministers and officials discuss frequently the death penalty with their US counterparts. At Ministerial level, Baroness Symons most recently raised HMG's opposition to the use of the death penalty in the United States with Harold Koh, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, US State Department, during her visit to Washington on 25 March.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 27 July 1999, Official Report, column 375, concerning KFOR investigations and Hashim Thaci, when he will reply to the hon. Member for Halifax. [96022]

A letter in answer to my hon. Friend's original question was sent on 26 October and placed in the Libraries of both Houses.UN Security Council Resolution 1,244, which established the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the NATO-led Kosovo force (KFOR), gives UNMIK responsibility for maintaining civil law and order in Kosovo. This includes investigations into alleged crimes, including inquiries into crimes alleged to have taken place in Kosovo before UNMIK and KFOR' s deployment in June 1999.Questions about specific allegations are therefore for the UNMIK authorities. Anyone seeking to obtain or provide information about alleged crimes should contact UNMIK directly. In the case of possible war crimes, decisions would be made in consultation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consultations took place with Her Majesty's Government on behalf of the Von Weizsäcker-Dehaene-Simon Group concerning the topics they covered in their recently published documents on Enlargement and Institutional Affairs of the European Union. [96505]

Members of the Group were briefed on the UK' s approach to institutional reform. However they sat on the Group in a personal capacity. Consequently the report represents their own views, not those of any national Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs further to his answer of 21 October 1999, Official Report, column 633, what consular services have been provided to James Mawdsley and his family. [96499]

Embassy staff have visited James twice since his arrest and taken him soap, vitamins, food, letters, books and other items. The Embassy and our Consular Division in London have been in close contact with James's family. The Embassy has made numerous requests for permission for his mother to visit him. The Burmese have now agreed to this.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to support proposals for a special conference on security in the Caucasus region under the auspices of the OSCE. [96428]

We are committed to supporting existing efforts to promote security in the Caucasus, including the involvement of the OSCE in helping to resolve the conflicts over Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia and, in support of the UN, over Abkhazia. We expect these issues to be discussed at the OSCE Summit in Istanbul, as well as the situation in the North Caucasus, including Chechnya. We believe there may be a role for the OSCE in seeking a resolution to the conflict in Chechnya. But we are not aware of proposals for a special OSCE conference on security in the Caucasus more broadly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the security situation in Chechnya and the Caucasus will be discussed at the OSCE meeting of Heads of State at Istanbul, on 18 to 19 November. [96427]

We remain deeply concerned about the situation in Chechnya, and reported civilian casualties. We expect the conflicts in Chechnya and the South Caucasus to be discussed at the OSCE Summit in Istanbul, and hope that the discussion will contribute to security in the region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long a person applying for entry clearance for settlement in June, July and August can be expected to have to wait for an interview in each queue at each post in the Indian subcontinent. [96617]

The statistics requested are as follows:

Waiting times in weeks on last day of month
Post	Queue	June	July	August
India
Bombay	Q1	0	0	0
	Q2	6	5	4
	Q3	6	5	5
	1Q4	6	5	5
Calcutta	2—	0.4	1	0
Sri Lanka
Colombo	2—	12	11	9
1 Re-applicants
2 Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi and Madras do not operate separate queues

The extended queues in Islamabad and Dhaka in particular are a consequence of seasonal pressures. We have deployed additional staff to Islamabad to deal with increased applications for short term visits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the UK Government's financial contribution to the United Nations' (a) staffing and (b) volunteer programmes for each of the past 10 years. [96652]

Staffing costs account for approximately 70 per cent. of UN Regular Budget expenditure. The UK's mandatory contributions for 1990–99 to the Regular Budget are listed in the table. UK contributions to other UN funds and programmes, specialised agencies and peacekeeping and humanitarian operations also cover staffing costs.The UN Volunteers Programme (UNV) is administered by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and will account for around 5 per cent. of UNDP's budget for the period 2000–01. The UK's voluntary contributions to the UNDP core budget for 1990–99 are also listed in the table. Since 1991 the UK has also provided £315,848 directly to UNV.

UK Mandatory Contribution to UN Regular Budget
US$000
1990	38,436
1991	44,776
1992	49,438
1993	51,230
1994	51,068

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens were arrested in Ibiza for (a) possession of and (b) dealing in drugs in each of the last five years. [96626]

We do not record separately details of British nationals arrested in Ibiza for possession of drugs and those arrested for dealing in drugs.The numbers of British nationals detained in Ibiza over the past five years for drugs related offences are:

	Number
1995	68
1996	18
1997	57
1998	30
1999	46

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens were arrested and for what categories of offences during 1999 in Ibiza. [96625]

On 28 October 1999, our records showed that 162 British nationals had been detained in Ibiza this year. The offences range from violence to drink driving, drugs, damages, fraud and theft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens were involved in drug-related medical emergencies in Ibiza during each of the past five years. [96624]

We do not record details of British nationals involved in drug-related medical emergencies in Ibiza. Spanish hospitals are not required to inform consulates when British Citizens are admitted for treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens travelled to Ibiza during 1999. [96623]

As at 30 September 1999 approximately 651,834 British nationals are believed to have visited Ibiza during the year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Government will be supporting the resolution at the UN General Assembly's First Committee on Disarmament and International Security entitled, "Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World: the Need for a New Agenda"; and if he will make a statement. [96433]

As at last year, the New Agenda resolution contains many proposals we strongly support, but also a number we do not, including measures we examined in detail in the Strategic Defence Review, and concluded were incompatible with the maintenance of our minimum nuclear deterrent. We will therefore vote against the resolution as a whole.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to his Russian counterpart about that country's level of compliance with its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty; and if he will make a statement. [96925]

We attach great importance to compliance with the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty by all States party to it. Russian implementation of the Treaty is of major concern, and we have been pressing and will continue to press the Russians for action in areas where they are non-compliant. We have been taking this action both bilaterally and in multilateral forums, including in contacts in Vienna.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when Her Majesty's Government last made representations on behalf of the human rights of the Baha'is faith people of Iran; and if he will make a statement; [96980](2) when the Permanent Representative of the United Nations last spoke on behalf of the human rights of the Baha'is faith people of Iran; and if he will make a statement; [96983](3) when the Permanent Representative of the European Union last spoke on behalf of the human rights of the Baha'is people of Iran; and if he will make a statement. [96982]

Iran is aware of our serious concern about the Baha'is. Persecution of individuals on religious grounds is totally unacceptable. We and our EU partners regularly press the Iranian authorities on this issue. I personally raised our concerns during a call by the Iranian Ambassador on 4 August. The EU regularly press the Iranian authorities over the plight of the Baha'is, most recently the Germany Presidency did so at the latest EU/Iran talks in May. I assured Barnabas Leith, Secretary General of the UK Baha'is Community of our continue support when we met on 18 October.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what methods of depreciation his Department will apply in the current financial year to fixed assets in the preparation of departmental resource accounting balance sheets. [97046]

Depreciations will be provided at rates calculated to write off the valuation of fixed assets by equal instalments over their estimated useful lives. Freehold land is not depreciated. This method is in accordance with HM Treasury's Resource Accounting Manual. The requirements in the Manual regarding methods of depreciation will be underpinned by Financial Reporting Standard 15 "Tangible Fixed Assets", issued by the Accounting Standards Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Government intend to publish the second Annual Report on strategic export control. [97215]

We have issued the second Annual Report today. I have arranged for copies to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. It has now been entered on the FCO website (www.fco.gov.uk).