PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia (28 August 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
Answer
HM Government is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require, and this is done in line with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.
Specifically, Criterion 2c makes sure that we do not grant licences if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
Answered by:
Mr Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative)
7 September 2020
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