Written questions

Arms Trade: Indonesia

2026-05-28 · Department for Business and Trade · 4495 · Official question

Anneliese Dodds

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his arms licensing policy in relation to Indonesia on the human rights situation in West Papua.

Answer

HM Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and we operate one of the most robust export control regimes in the world.We assess all export licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including Criterion...