Question follow-through · 109452

Cluster Munitions: Manufacturing Industries and Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any British companies are involved in the (a) manufacture and (b) sale of cluster munitions.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any British companies are involved in the (a) manufacture and (b) sale of cluster munitions.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    As a State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the UK takes its obligations seriously and continues to fulfil them. The UK takes a comprehensive approach across government and globally to directly tackle the issue of cluster munitions, including...

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