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Arms Trade: Exports

Commons · Question 7740 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether UK arms export controls comply with the domestic laws of partner countries.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 16 Jun 2026

The UK assesses every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (the SELC). This includes an assessment on the risk of diversion of products to or through destinations su...