Arms Trade: Exports
Commons · Question 4533 · Tabled 6 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what capacity his Department has for monitoring the end-user destination of arms exported under the Open General license regime; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of those licenses w
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 12 Sep 2024
The scope and terms of Open General Licences (OGLs) are chosen so they are consistent with the SELC. OGLs are typically offered for low risk destinations and low risk items. If our assessment of the risks relating to an OGL changes, then the OGL is amende...