Question follow-through · 12600
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to ensure joint defence projects are compatible with the UK’s (a) arms export control system and (b) international obligations.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 12 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to ensure joint defence projects are compatible with the UK’s (a) arms export control system and (b) international obligations.
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and we operate one of the most robust and transparent export control regimes in the world. We rigorously assess export licence applications in support of joint defence projects against strict...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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