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Written question asked by Catherine West (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 May 2023 (named day). It was answered by Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) on Monday, 22 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Taiwan: Arms Trade

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many defence export licences have been issued for material for export to Taiwan in each of the last ten financial years.

Answer

The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data. These reports contain detailed information on export licences, including the destination, overall value, the type (e.g. Military, Other), and a summary of the items covered by these licences.

Currently this includes information up to 31 December 2022. Information covering 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 will be published in July 2023 and information covering 1 April to 30 June 2023 will be published in October 2023.

The Government assesses all export licence applications to all destinations against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. We will not license the export of equipment where to do so would be inconsistent with these Criteria.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185369
Session
2022-23
Related items
Trade Policy Update
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Arms trade Export controls Taiwan
Link
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