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Arms Export Controls

I asked the Minister whether he would conduct a very carefully considered review of whether this substantial trade with China, as shown in EU figures, is fully compliant with the terms of the EU combined criteria. For example, is he satisfied that every item that has received a licence from his Department is compliant with criteria 2(a)? That states:""Member States shall…deny an export licence if there is a clear risk that the military technology or equipment to be exported might be used for internal repression"." He might wish to write to the Committee about that as well.