MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
TAKEN BEFORE THE DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEES
TUESDAY 15 JUNE 1999
Members present:
Mr Ted Rowlands,in the Chair
Mr Donald Anderson
Mr Tony Baldry
Mr Roger Berry
Mr Jamie Cann
Ann Clwyd
Mr Harry Cohen
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Mr Bruce George
Mr Martin O'Neill
Mr Andrew Rowe
Sir John Stanley
Dr Jenny Tonge
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CONTENTS
Memoranda submitted by Amnesty International
UK
Table 1. Standard Individual Export Licences
and Open Individual Export Licences issued and refused for Military
List items: 2 May-31 December 1997
Table 2 - FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE
ACT REPORT TO CONGRESS, FISCAL YEAR 1996
Table 3 - ADHOC QUERY. OFFICE OF DEFENSE
TRADE CONTROLS
Table 4 - COUNTRIES RECEIVING EXPORT
LICENCES FOR TOXICOLOGICAL AGENTS, CS AND CROWD CONTROL AMMUNITION
Table 5 EXPORT LICENCES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Annex 1 - AMOUNTS LICENCED
Annex 2 - DATA INPUT ERRORS
Annex 3 - HM CUSTOMS DATA
Memorandum submitted by the British American
Security Information Council
SECTION 1 - STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE
ANNUAL REPORT
SECTION II - APPLYING THE SAME STANDARDS
OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO ALL EXPORTS OF MILITARY
EQUIPMENT
SECTION III - INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY: COMPLEMENTARY MEASURES
Memorandum submitted by Oxfam
Table 1 SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION
(ML1 AND ML3) LICENSES ISSUED BETWEEN 2 MAY 1997 AND 31 DECEMBER
1997 TO AFRICA (NORTH AND SUB-SAHARAN) MAPPED AGAINST CONFLICT
STATUS DURING 1997.
Table 2 SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION
(MLI AND ML3) LICENSES ISSUED BETWEEN 1 JULY 1996 AND 31 DECEMBER
31 1996 TO AFRICA (NORTH AND SUB-SAHARAN) MAPPED AGAINST CONFLICT
STATUS DURING 1996.
Memorandum submitted by Saferworld
Table A ILLUSTRATION OF THE EFFECT
OF IMPROVING THE PRESENTATION OF EXISTING INFORMATION IN THE ANNUAL
REPORT BY MATCHING DESCRIPTIONS AND RATINGS ON COUNTRY REPORTS
Table B ILLUSTRATION OF THE EFFECT
OF IMPROVING THE TRANSPARENCY IN THE REPORT BY INCLUDING MORE
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF EQUIPMENT, DATA ON VOLUME, VALUE AND
END-USER
Examination of Witnesses
MS FIONA
WEIR, Campaigns Director, Amnesty
International UK, MR PAUL
EAVIS, Executive Director, Saferworld,
MS GERALDINE
O'CALLAGHAN, BASIC, and MR
ED CAIRNS,
Oxfam, examined.
Question Numbers
1 - 19
20 - 38
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