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Arms Trade: Seized Articles

2026-05-12 · Department for Business and Trade · 776 · Official question

James MacCleary

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the content was of the consignments with UK arms export codes ML10 and ML5 seized by Belgian authorities in Liege on 24 March 2026.

Answer

We do not routinely comment on individual licensing cases for reasons of commercial sensitivity. The UK Strategic Export Control list contains detailed information on items classified under the relevant control list entries, including ML5 and ML10.UK expo...