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Written question asked by Imran Hussain (Labour) on Monday, 22 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 April 2024 (named day). It was answered by Alan Mak (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 April 2024 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Unmanned Air Systems: Export Controls

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the model numbers were of drone engines that were authorised for export in the last 12 months; what the end (a) uses and (b) users were of each drone (i) aero-engine and (ii) other component; and what (A) Export Control Joint Unit and (B) other criteria were used to assess those applications.

Answer

We do not release confidential or commercially sensitive information provided by exporters as part of their export licence application. However, we do publish data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.

All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22965
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Engines Export controls Unmanned air systems
Link
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