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Arms Export Controls

There are laws, both domestic laws and laws with extraterritorial implications—on sex-trafficking for example—that we know are difficult to enforce. We legislate because we believe that we have a responsibility to say, "This should not be done, we do not approve. It will be a criminal offence if we catch you doing it." Suppose we grant a major export licence to India, for example—I am sorry, I do not want to pick on India—which involves aeroplanes going to a particular country. There could be a clause stating that those aeroplanes, or other military equipment, cannot be re-exported to an embargo destination. If that country re-exports, we can say, "We don't trust you. In future, we will grant no more licences." Sanctions can be applied. In such cases, it will be clear what is going on, although in other cases it might be more difficult.