Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116135

Republic of Ireland: Arms Trade

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 6 March 2026

Question

Dr Andrew Murrison

ConservativeSouth West Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will calculate defence sales by UK companies to the Irish Republic in each year for which records are available.

Answer

Al Carns
Data on UK defence exports is published annually by UK Defence and Security Exports (UK DSE), now National Armaments Directorate (NAD). They present export figures only at regional level, with no disaggregated data available for Ireland specifically.
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