Arms Trade: Export Controls
Commons · Question 126014 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has imposed export controls on any drone engine manufacturers to on the basis they may be in breach of the UK’s export control criteria and international law.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 20 Apr 2026
Any exporter seeking to export controlled items is subject to the UK’s Export Control regime as established under the Export Control Act 2002. All applications for export licences are assessed against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which include...