Written question asked by George Galloway (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 12 November 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) quantity and (b) category of defence equipment purchased from Israel for each year from 1997.

Answer: Mr. Galloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the (a) quantity and (b) category of defence equipment purchased from Israel for each year from 1997. [13671] Dr. Moonie: Since 1997, five contracts have been placed with prime contractors based in Israel: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Category of equipment Quantity 1997 Spares: grenade sight caps Information not held centrally Small arms ammunition In the order of 25 million rounds of ammunition 1998 Manual loader for air-to-ground missile 60 1999 No contracts placed 2000 Concept Study Not applicable 2001 Anti-tank missile hardware for assessment 14 missiles and associated equipment trials _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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