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Arms Trade: Exports

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.

answeredIqbal MohamedDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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