Arms Trade: Belgium
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to conduct a compliance investigation into the companies involved in the seizure of UK-origin military goods in Belgium.
Answered by Chris Bryant
We do not routinely comment on individual licensing cases for reasons of commercial sensitivity.
The UK assesses every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. Extant licences also are kept under continual review.
Compliance with Belgian transit policies is a matter for Belgian authorities.
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