Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62548

Arms Trade: Exports

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 1 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Liam Byrne

Labour — Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to recommendation 12 on page 63 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether the review of export licensing policy will examine export controls relating to (a) sens

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The implementation of the Strategic Defence Review’s recommendations will be led by the Ministry of Defence.This will include the transfer of UK Defence and Security Exports from the Department for Business and Trade to the MOD.This will also include cons...

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