Arms Trade: Export Controls
Commons · Question 7741 · 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 oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that UK-manufactured military components exported to third countries are not transferred onward in ways that may breach (a) UK export control requiremen
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...