Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 49581

Arms Trade: Exports

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Shockat Adam

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department can exempt from arms export licensing products with a direct military application; and whether any such exemptions have been granted since 2022.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The requirement for an export licence for military goods is set out in the Export Control Order 2008. Export licence applications for all controlled goods are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Ex...

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