On January 17th, 1994 (the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month), the British Prime Minister testified in court on the issue of arms sales to Iraq.

On January 17, 1994, British Prime Minister Mayer testified at the London High Court to a special hearing panel on British arms sales to Iraq, becoming the first Prime Minister in British history to be questioned in court.

In 1992, three people, including Henderson, president of Matrix-Churchill Company in Coventry, England, were charged with violating the British government's ban on arms sales to Iraq. Later, Clark, former Secretary of State of the British Ministry of Defence, appeared in court to confirm that the British government had relaxed the restrictions on arms sales to Iraq in 1988, and the British Parliament accused government members of bypassing Parliament and taking political deception. Under such circumstances, Major had to order the formation of a special investigation team to investigate the British government's arms sales policy to Iraq. Up to now, many important officials of the former government and the current government have appeared in court for questioning.

Britain sold Iraq machine tools and equipment capable of making artillery shells, missiles and other weapons. Britain is now the world's second largest arms exporter, accounting for about 20% of the world's arms market.