Written questions

Standard Individual Export Licences

Commons · Question 26772 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average length of wait has been to receive the result of an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence using the new LITE system since it was launched.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 12 Feb 2025

LITE is being introduced gradually as we design, build and iteratively improve the system. It was initially introduced in 2021 for a small number of exporters and this gradual increase in cases continued through 2022. The then Government concluded a total...