Arms Trade: Export Controls
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK-origin components are not used in military operations in breach of the UK’s export control criteria and international law.
Answered by Chris Bryant
That is the whole purpose of of Export Control system, which is one of the most robust export licensing regimes in the world. Exporters seeking to export controlled military or dual-use goods must seek an export licence before doing so, as set out in the Export Control Order 2008.
Export licence applications are rigorously assessed by the Export Control Joint Unit against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which includes consideration of the UK’s international and domestic commitments, including sanctions and where the UK has suspended exports of military equipment to certain destinations.
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