Annex A - Official Documents

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Results The following table gives figures of the number of seizures by HMRC: Financial Year HMRC seizures 2000-01 120 2001-02 80 2002-03 67 2003-04 63 2004-05 37 The following table outlines successful prosecutions since 2000: Financial Goods Destination Person or Penalty year company concerned 2000 - 01 Five-ton crane, Pakistan Abu Bakr 12 months a 12-ton heat Siddiqui suspended furnace and a quantity of Aluminium 2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 Aluminium Pakistan David Lee Nicklin £1,000 fine of AM Castle (strict liability & Co Ltd offence) 2004- 05 Aircraft parts Iran Saroosh 18 months Homayouni imprisonment suspended for 2 years; banned from being company director for 10 years; asset forfeiture order for £69,980. 2004 - 05 Body Armour Pakistan Praetorian £2,500 fine Associates 2005 - 06 Body Armour Kuwait, Vestguard UK Ltd £10,000 fine Iraq, Saudi Arabia Section 1 9
2005 Strategic Export Controls 10 2.1 Arms Trade Treaty While we have stringent controls in the UK, and many other countries have similar standards, it is a reality that many countries have no export control mechanisms, or have systems that are weak and easily abused. This situation allows irresponsible arms traders overseas to make sales with little regard for how the arms will be used. We believe this is unacceptable. It is why we have called for an international treaty to cover the trade in all conventional arms. And it is why such a treaty needs to be based on core principles which make clear when exports would be unacceptable, including where the sale would fuel conflict or be used in the commission of human rights abuses. It is also why a treaty needs to have an effective mechanism for enforcement and monitoring, and include a wide range of signatories, including the world's major arms exporters. We are continuing to build support for the concept of a treaty, with the aim of securing in 2006 the agreement to a UN based process to take the initiative forward. Although securing a treaty is a long-term goal, international support is growing. Under the Presidency of the United Kingdom the European Union agreed on 3 October 2005 Council Conclusions which: Section 2 International Policy “…. acknowledged the growing support, in all parts of the world, for an international treaty to establish common standards for the global trade in conventional arms and… called for the start of a formal process at the United Nations at the earliest opportunity…” On 27 November 2005 the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth, which importantly brings together a wide cross section of developed and developing counties, meeting in Valletta, noted: “the proposal for the development of common international standards for the trade in all conventional weapons and added their support to calls for work on such a treaty to commence at the UN.” Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett reinforced our intention to take this work forward in 2006 whilst speaking to Parliament on 23 May 2006, saying: “We are building support for a UN-based process towards an international arms trade treaty… .We are in contact with a wide range of partners to secure agreement for the start of a formal process at the UN General Assembly later this year. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett accepts the Million Faces petition from the Control Arms Campaign and the Defence Manufacturers Association on 20 June 2006.
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