Deputy Speaker, at the time of the release of this report, the Minister accused me of telling lies about dodgy arms deals. But rather than refute the allegations, the Minister then called a press conference where he confirmed the allegations. The Minister conceded in his media statement that the National Conventional Arms Control Committee, NCACC, had turned down an application for the authorisation of the sale of aviator G- suits to Iran.
The Minister at that time, together with his colleagues in the National Conventional Arms Control Committee, stepped up to the plate and did the right thing. But that was not the real test. The Minister must now be aware that the company, Parachute Industries of Southern Africa, that applied for a permit to export thousands of aviator G-suits to Iran does not in fact produce aviator G-suits. The Minister must now be aware that the company which owns Parachute Industries of Southern Africa - that is the Zodiac group - which is a company based in France, does in fact produce aviator G- suits. [Time expired.]