Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 4533

Arms Trade: Exports

Tabled: 6 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what capacity his Department has for monitoring the end-user destination of arms exported under the Open General license regime; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of those licenses w

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The scope and terms of Open General Licences (OGLs) are chosen so they are consistent with the SELC. OGLs are typically offered for low risk destinations and low risk items. If our assessment of the risks relating to an OGL changes, then the OGL is amende...

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