Written question asked by Alicia Kearns (Conservative) on Monday, 25 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 April 2022. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 April 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Serbia: Military Aircraft

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) NATO allies and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the sale of military jets to Serbia in the context of the (i) level of risk of escalation in Bosnia and (ii) failure of Serbia to sanction Russia.

Answer: The Government carefully considers its support to Defence exports given the range of opportunities they can provide to support the UK industrial base and expand our global economic and security partnerships. Export licences are granted only in accordance with the UK’s robust Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to consider the possible impact of providing equipment and capabilities. We do not issue licences where we determine there is a clear risk that the items would, overall, undermine peace and security.

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