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Republic of Ireland: Arms Trade

Asked by Dr Andrew MurrisonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 116135

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will calculate defence sales by UK companies to the Irish Republic in each year for which records are available.

Answered by Al Carns

Data on UK defence exports is published annually by UK Defence and Security Exports (UK DSE), now National Armaments Directorate (NAD). They present export figures only at regional level, with no disaggregated data available for Ireland specifically.

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