Question follow-through · 4532
Arms Trade: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is possible to introduce restrictions under the Open General export licensing regime to prevent export of arms to countries deemed at risk of using them for purposes that would violate inter
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 6 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is possible to introduce restrictions under the Open General export licensing regime to prevent export of arms to countries deemed at risk of using them for purposes that would violate inter
11 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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12 Sept 2024
Answer published
Open General Licences (OGLs) are pre-published licences that permit the export of specified items to specified destinations, following an online registration. These licences do not have any approved named recipients, however what they permit and to which ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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