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Written question asked by Beth Winter (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 May 2022. It was answered by Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


Arms Trade: Export Controls

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish for (a) which countries and (b) what reasons her Department has (i) refused to grant and (ii) revoked arms export licenses in accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria in each year since 2010.

Answer

HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) for export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK and these reports contain detailed information, including the overall value, the type (e.g. Military, Other), and a summary of the items covered by these licences. The data for 2021 was published on 12th April 2022.

The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, was superseded by Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, announced in the Written Statement of 8th December 2021, HCWS449.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
990
Session
2022-23
Related items
Trade Policy Update
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Written statements
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Arms trade Export controls
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk