Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 17175

Arms Trade: United Arab Emirates

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Steve Witherden

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessments he has made of the potential risk that arms exports licensed by the UK Government to the United Arab Emirates might be diverted and used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of

Answer

Chris Bryant

We take very seriously any allegations of UK military equipment ending up in Sudan in breach of the UK arms embargo. However, after extensive assessment, we have found no evidence of UK weapons or ammunition being used in Sudan.We keep all our licensing d...

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