Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 52095

Exports: Human Rights

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK exports are not used to help facilitate potential human rights abuses.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
Each export licence application is assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which provides a thorough risk assessment framework. The Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent wit...

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