Written question asked by Ellie Chowns (Green Party) on Thursday, 12 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Iran: Armed Conflict
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the risk of UK-made weapons components being used to inflict civilian casualties in Iran.
- Answer
-
We are appalled by all reports of civilian deaths – in both Iran and the region. Innocent civilians should never be caught in the crossfire.
The Business and Trade Secretary is responsible for licensing the export of military goods. In his decisions he draws on advice from the Foreign Secretary and the Defence Secretary. All licences are assessed in line with the robust Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and are kept under careful and continual review as standard.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 120417
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Armed conflict Arms trade Iran
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2026-03-23 10:50:43 +0000
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/120417
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/120417
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/120417