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Arms Trade: Belgium

Asked by John McDonnellLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 June 2026UIN 3189

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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